diff --git a/libvirt/tests/cfg/guest_os_booting/useserial/useserial.cfg b/libvirt/tests/cfg/guest_os_booting/useserial/useserial.cfg
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+++ b/libvirt/tests/cfg/guest_os_booting/useserial/useserial.cfg
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+- guest_os_booting.useserial:
+    type = useserial
+    start_vm = no
+    useserial_dict = {'bios_useserial': '%s', 'bios_reboot_timeout': '0', 'bootmenu_enable': 'yes', 'bootmenu_timeout': '3000'}
+    variants:
+        - enable_useserial:
+            enable_useserial = "yes"
+            useserial = "yes"
+        - disable_useserial:
+            useserial = "no"
+    variants:
+        - by_ovmf:
+            only q35
+            firmware_type = "ovmf"
+        - by_seabios:
+            firmware_type = "seabios"
+            check_prompt = "Press ESC for boot menu"
diff --git a/libvirt/tests/src/guest_os_booting/useserial/useserial.py b/libvirt/tests/src/guest_os_booting/useserial/useserial.py
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+++ b/libvirt/tests/src/guest_os_booting/useserial/useserial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+#
+#   Copyright Red Hat
+#
+#   SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+#   Author: Meina Li <meili@redhat.com>
+#
+import time
+
+from virttest import virsh
+from virttest.libvirt_xml import vm_xml
+
+from provider.guest_os_booting import guest_os_booting_base as guest_os
+
+
+def run(test, params, env):
+    """
+    This case is to verify the use-serial elements.
+    1) Prepare a guest with bios use-serial attribute.
+    2) Start the guest and pause it directly.
+    3) Open the console.
+    4) Resume the guest.
+    5) Check the result in console.
+    """
+    vm_name = guest_os.get_vm(params)
+    useserial = params.get("useserial")
+    useserial_dict = eval(params.get("useserial_dict") % useserial)
+    enable_useserial = "yes" == params.get("enable_useserial", "no")
+    check_prompt = params.get("check_prompt")
+    firmware_type = params.get("firmware_type")
+
+    vm = env.get_vm(vm_name)
+    vmxml = vm_xml.VMXML.new_from_inactive_dumpxml(vm_name)
+    bkxml = vmxml.copy()
+
+    try:
+        guest_os.prepare_os_xml(vm_name, useserial_dict)
+        if firmware_type == "seabios" and enable_useserial:
+            virsh.start(vm_name, "--paused", debug=True, ignore_status=False)
+            vm.create_serial_console()
+            time.sleep(1)
+            vm.resume()
+            match, text = vm.serial_console.read_until_any_line_matches([check_prompt],
+                                                                        timeout=30,
+                                                                        internal_timeout=0.5)
+            if match == -1:
+                test.log.info("Get check point as expected")
+            else:
+                test.fail("Can't get matched prompts!")
+            vm.wait_for_login().close()
+        else:
+            guest_os.check_vm_startup(vm, vm_name)
+    finally:
+        if vm.is_alive():
+            virsh.destroy(vm_name)
+        bkxml.sync()