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diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/tests/qemu-vm-volatile-root.nix b/nixpkgs/nixos/tests/qemu-vm-volatile-root.nix
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+# Test that the root filesystem is a volatile tmpfs.
+
+{ lib, ... }:
+
+{
+  name = "qemu-vm-volatile-root";
+
+  meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ nikstur ];
+
+  nodes.machine = _: {
+    virtualisation.diskImage = null;
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    machine.succeed("findmnt --kernel --types tmpfs /")
+  '';
+}