diff --git a/autotest.sh b/autotest.sh
index 2d267b970..d1bc50f77 100755
--- a/autotest.sh
+++ b/autotest.sh
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ if [ $SPDK_TEST_VHOST -eq 1 ]; then
 	run_test ./test/vhost/spdk_vhost.sh --negative
 	timing_exit negative
 
+	timing_enter vhost_json_config
+	run_test ./test/vhost/json_config/json_config.sh
+	timing_exit vhost_json_config
+
 	if [ $RUN_NIGHTLY -eq 1 ]; then
 		timing_enter integrity_blk
 		run_test ./test/vhost/spdk_vhost.sh --integrity-blk
diff --git a/test/json_config/common.sh b/test/json_config/common.sh
index bcc2587ea..f9e0370db 100644
--- a/test/json_config/common.sh
+++ b/test/json_config/common.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ function run_initiator() {
 	waitforlisten $virtio_pid /var/tmp/virtio.sock
 }
 
+function upload_vhost() {
+	$rpc_py construct_split_vbdev Nvme0n1 8
+	$rpc_py construct_vhost_scsi_controller sample1
+	$rpc_py add_vhost_scsi_lun sample1 0 Nvme0n1p3
+	$rpc_py add_vhost_scsi_lun sample1 1 Nvme0n1p4
+	$rpc_py set_vhost_controller_coalescing sample1 1 100
+	$rpc_py construct_vhost_blk_controller sample2 Nvme0n1p5
+	$rpc_py construct_vhost_nvme_controller sample3 16
+	$rpc_py add_vhost_nvme_ns sample3 Nvme0n1p6
+}
+
 function kill_targets() {
 	if [ ! -z $virtio_pid ]; then
 		killprocess $virtio_pid
diff --git a/test/vhost/json_config/json_config.sh b/test/vhost/json_config/json_config.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d5683f1d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vhost/json_config/json_config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -ex
+VHOST_JSON_DIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
+. $VHOST_JSON_DIR/../../json_config/common.sh
+
+function test_subsystems() {
+	run_spdk_tgt
+
+	rpc_py="$spdk_rpc_py"
+	clear_config_py="$spdk_clear_config_py"
+	load_nvme
+
+	upload_vhost
+	test_json_config
+	$clear_config_py clear_config
+
+	kill_targets
+}
+
+trap 'on_error_exit "${FUNCNAME}" "${LINENO}"' ERR
+timing_enter json_config_vhost
+
+test_subsystems
+timing_exit json_config_vhost
+report_test_completion json_config_vhost