diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
index 603d900..c843c41 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
@@ -1565,6 +1565,22 @@
     }
 }
 
+char *qtest_resolve_machine_alias(const char *var, const char *alias)
+{
+    struct MachInfo *machines;
+    int i;
+
+    machines = qtest_get_machines(var);
+
+    for (i = 0; machines[i].name != NULL; i++) {
+        if (machines[i].alias && g_str_equal(alias, machines[i].alias)) {
+            return g_strdup(machines[i].name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 bool qtest_has_machine_with_env(const char *var, const char *machine)
 {
     struct MachInfo *machines;
diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqtest.h b/tests/qtest/libqtest.h
index d16deb9..6e3d352 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqtest.h
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqtest.h
@@ -923,6 +923,16 @@
                                 bool skip_old_versioned);
 
 /**
+ * qtest_resolve_machine_alias:
+ * @var: Environment variable from where to take the QEMU binary
+ * @alias: The alias to resolve
+ *
+ * Returns: the machine type corresponding to the alias if any,
+ * otherwise NULL.
+ */
+char *qtest_resolve_machine_alias(const char *var, const char *alias);
+
+/**
  * qtest_has_machine:
  * @machine: The machine to look for
  *