diff --git a/tests/capabilities-xml/kvm-aarch64-domcaps.xml b/tests/capabilities-xml/kvm-aarch64-domcaps.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e515666a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/capabilities-xml/kvm-aarch64-domcaps.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<domainCapabilities>
+  <path>/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm</path>
+  <domain>qemu</domain>
+  <machine>virt</machine>
+  <arch>aarch64</arch>
+  <vcpu max='255'/>
+  <os supported='yes'>
+    <loader supported='yes'>
+      <value>/usr/share/AAVMF/AAVMF_CODE.fd</value>
+      <enum name='type'>
+        <value>rom</value>
+        <value>pflash</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='readonly'>
+        <value>yes</value>
+        <value>no</value>
+      </enum>
+    </loader>
+  </os>
+  <devices>
+    <disk supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='diskDevice'>
+        <value>disk</value>
+        <value>cdrom</value>
+        <value>floppy</value>
+        <value>lun</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='bus'>
+        <value>ide</value>
+        <value>fdc</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+        <value>virtio</value>
+      </enum>
+    </disk>
+    <graphics supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='type'>
+        <value>sdl</value>
+        <value>vnc</value>
+      </enum>
+    </graphics>
+    <video supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='modelType'>
+        <value>qxl</value>
+        <value>virtio</value>
+      </enum>
+    </video>
+    <hostdev supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='mode'>
+        <value>subsystem</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='startupPolicy'>
+        <value>default</value>
+        <value>mandatory</value>
+        <value>requisite</value>
+        <value>optional</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='subsysType'>
+        <value>usb</value>
+        <value>pci</value>
+        <value>scsi</value>
+      </enum>
+      <enum name='capsType'/>
+      <enum name='pciBackend'/>
+    </hostdev>
+  </devices>
+  <features>
+    <gic supported='yes'>
+      <enum name='version'>
+        <value>2</value>
+      </enum>
+    </gic>
+  </features>
+</domainCapabilities>
+
+
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index aba2e6b5..013b3051 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ uri_test_remote = uri_test + ",remote"
 
 _uri_qemu = "%s,qemu" % uri_test
 _uri_kvm_domcaps = (_uri_qemu + _domcapsprefix + "kvm-x86_64-domcaps.xml")
+_uri_kvm_aarch64_domcaps = (_uri_qemu + _domcapsprefix + "kvm-aarch64-domcaps.xml")
 uri_kvm_nodomcaps = (_uri_qemu + _capsprefix + "kvm-x86_64.xml")
 uri_kvm_rhel = (_uri_kvm_domcaps + _capsprefix + "kvm-x86_64-rhel7.xml")
 uri_kvm = (_uri_kvm_domcaps + _capsprefix + "kvm-x86_64.xml")
 uri_kvm_session = uri_kvm + ",session"
 
 uri_kvm_armv7l = (_uri_kvm_domcaps + _capsprefix + "kvm-armv7l.xml")
-uri_kvm_aarch64 = (_uri_kvm_domcaps + _capsprefix + "kvm-aarch64.xml")
+uri_kvm_aarch64 = (_uri_kvm_aarch64_domcaps + _capsprefix + "kvm-aarch64.xml")
 uri_kvm_ppc64le = (_uri_kvm_domcaps + _capsprefix + "kvm-ppc64le.xml")
 uri_kvm_s390x = (_uri_kvm_domcaps + _capsprefix + "kvm-s390x.xml")
 uri_kvm_s390x_KVMIBM = (_uri_kvm_domcaps + _capsprefix + "kvm-s390x-KVMIBM.xml")