diff --git a/tests/test_virgl_transfer.c b/tests/test_virgl_transfer.c
index e4bf2f5..6748e50 100644
--- a/tests/test_virgl_transfer.c
+++ b/tests/test_virgl_transfer.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <virglrenderer.h>
 #include "pipe/p_defines.h"
 #include "virgl_hw.h"
+#include "virgl_protocol.h"
 #include "testvirgl_encode.h"
 
 /* pass an illegal context to transfer fn */
@@ -727,6 +728,197 @@ START_TEST(virgl_test_transfer_inline_valid_large)
 }
 END_TEST
 
+START_TEST(virgl_test_transfer_to_staging_without_iov_fails)
+{
+  static const unsigned bufsize = 50;
+  struct virgl_context ctx;
+  struct virgl_resource res;
+  struct pipe_box box;
+  int ret;
+
+  ret = testvirgl_init_ctx_cmdbuf(&ctx);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+
+  ret = testvirgl_create_unbacked_simple_buffer(&res, 1, bufsize, VIRGL_BIND_STAGING);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_attach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, res.handle);
+
+  box.width = bufsize;
+  virgl_encoder_transfer(&ctx, &res, 0, 0, &box, 0, VIRGL_TRANSFER_TO_HOST);
+
+  ret = virgl_renderer_submit_cmd(ctx.cbuf->buf, ctx.ctx_id, ctx.cbuf->cdw);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, EINVAL);
+
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_detach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, res.handle);
+  virgl_renderer_resource_unref(res.handle);
+  testvirgl_fini_ctx_cmdbuf(&ctx);
+}
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST(virgl_test_transfer_to_staging_with_iov_succeeds)
+{
+  static const unsigned bufsize = 50;
+  struct virgl_context ctx = {0};
+  struct virgl_resource res = {0};
+  struct pipe_box box = {0};
+  int ret;
+
+  ret = testvirgl_init_ctx_cmdbuf(&ctx);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+
+  ret = testvirgl_create_backed_simple_buffer(&res, 1, bufsize, VIRGL_BIND_STAGING);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_attach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, res.handle);
+
+  box.width = bufsize;
+  virgl_encoder_transfer(&ctx, &res, 0, 0, &box, 0, VIRGL_TRANSFER_TO_HOST);
+
+  ret = virgl_renderer_submit_cmd(ctx.cbuf->buf, ctx.ctx_id, ctx.cbuf->cdw);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_detach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, res.handle);
+  testvirgl_destroy_backed_res(&res);
+  testvirgl_fini_ctx_cmdbuf(&ctx);
+}
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST(virgl_test_copy_transfer_from_staging_without_iov_fails)
+{
+  static const unsigned bufsize = 50;
+  static const unsigned synchronized = 1;
+  struct virgl_context ctx = {0};
+  struct virgl_resource src_res = {0};
+  struct virgl_resource dst_res = {0};
+  struct pipe_box box = {0};
+  int ret;
+
+  ret = testvirgl_init_ctx_cmdbuf(&ctx);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+
+  ret = testvirgl_create_unbacked_simple_buffer(&src_res, 1, bufsize, VIRGL_BIND_STAGING);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_attach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, src_res.handle);
+
+  ret = testvirgl_create_backed_simple_buffer(&dst_res, 2, bufsize, VIRGL_BIND_VERTEX_BUFFER);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_attach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, dst_res.handle);
+
+  box.width = bufsize;
+  virgl_encoder_copy_transfer(&ctx, &dst_res, 0, 0, &box, &src_res, 0, synchronized);
+
+  ret = virgl_renderer_submit_cmd(ctx.cbuf->buf, ctx.ctx_id, ctx.cbuf->cdw);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, EINVAL);
+
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_detach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, src_res.handle);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_detach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, dst_res.handle);
+  virgl_renderer_resource_unref(src_res.handle);
+  testvirgl_destroy_backed_res(&dst_res);
+  testvirgl_fini_ctx_cmdbuf(&ctx);
+}
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST(virgl_test_copy_transfer_from_staging_with_iov_succeeds)
+{
+  static const unsigned bufsize = 50;
+  const unsigned synchronized = 1;
+  struct virgl_context ctx = {0};
+  struct virgl_resource src_res = {0};
+  struct virgl_resource dst_res = {0};
+  struct pipe_box box = {0};
+  int ret;
+
+  ret = testvirgl_init_ctx_cmdbuf(&ctx);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+
+  ret = testvirgl_create_backed_simple_buffer(&src_res, 1, bufsize, VIRGL_BIND_STAGING);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_attach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, src_res.handle);
+
+  ret = testvirgl_create_backed_simple_buffer(&dst_res, 2, bufsize, VIRGL_BIND_VERTEX_BUFFER);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_attach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, dst_res.handle);
+
+  box.width = bufsize;
+  virgl_encoder_copy_transfer(&ctx, &dst_res, 0, 0, &box, &src_res, 0, synchronized);
+
+  ret = virgl_renderer_submit_cmd(ctx.cbuf->buf, ctx.ctx_id, ctx.cbuf->cdw);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_detach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, src_res.handle);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_detach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, dst_res.handle);
+  testvirgl_destroy_backed_res(&src_res);
+  testvirgl_destroy_backed_res(&dst_res);
+  testvirgl_fini_ctx_cmdbuf(&ctx);
+}
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST(virgl_test_copy_transfer_to_staging_without_iov_fails)
+{
+  const unsigned synchronized = 1;
+  struct virgl_context ctx = {0};
+  struct virgl_resource src_res = {0};
+  struct virgl_resource dst_res = {0};
+  struct pipe_box box = {0};
+  int ret;
+
+  ret = testvirgl_init_ctx_cmdbuf(&ctx);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+
+  ret = testvirgl_create_backed_simple_buffer(&src_res, 1, 50, VIRGL_BIND_STAGING);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_attach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, src_res.handle);
+
+  ret = testvirgl_create_unbacked_simple_buffer(&dst_res, 2, 50, VIRGL_BIND_STAGING);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_attach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, dst_res.handle);
+
+  box.width = 50;
+  virgl_encoder_copy_transfer(&ctx, &dst_res, 0, 0, &box, &src_res, 0, synchronized);
+
+  ret = virgl_renderer_submit_cmd(ctx.cbuf->buf, ctx.ctx_id, ctx.cbuf->cdw);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_detach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, src_res.handle);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_detach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, dst_res.handle);
+  testvirgl_destroy_backed_res(&src_res);
+  virgl_renderer_resource_unref(dst_res.handle);
+  testvirgl_fini_ctx_cmdbuf(&ctx);
+}
+END_TEST
+START_TEST(virgl_test_copy_transfer_to_staging_with_iov_succeeds)
+{
+  const unsigned synchronized = 1;
+  struct virgl_context ctx = {0};
+  struct virgl_resource src_res = {0};
+  struct virgl_resource dst_res = {0};
+  struct pipe_box box = {0};
+  int ret;
+
+  ret = testvirgl_init_ctx_cmdbuf(&ctx);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+
+  ret = testvirgl_create_backed_simple_buffer(&src_res, 1, 50, VIRGL_BIND_STAGING);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_attach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, src_res.handle);
+
+  ret = testvirgl_create_backed_simple_buffer(&dst_res, 2, 50, VIRGL_BIND_STAGING);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_attach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, dst_res.handle);
+
+  box.width = 50;
+  virgl_encoder_copy_transfer(&ctx, &dst_res, 0, 0, &box, &src_res, 0, synchronized);
+
+  ret = virgl_renderer_submit_cmd(ctx.cbuf->buf, ctx.ctx_id, ctx.cbuf->cdw);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_detach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, src_res.handle);
+  virgl_renderer_ctx_detach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, dst_res.handle);
+  testvirgl_destroy_backed_res(&src_res);
+  testvirgl_destroy_backed_res(&dst_res);
+  testvirgl_fini_ctx_cmdbuf(&ctx);
+}
+END_TEST
+
 static Suite *virgl_init_suite(void)
 {
   Suite *s;
@@ -770,6 +962,17 @@ static Suite *virgl_init_suite(void)
   tcase_add_loop_test(tc_core, virgl_test_transfer_inline_valid_large, 0, PIPE_MAX_TEXTURE_TYPES);
 
   suite_add_tcase(s, tc_core);
+
+  tc_core = tcase_create("transfers_staging");
+  tcase_add_test(tc_core, virgl_test_transfer_to_staging_without_iov_fails);
+  tcase_add_test(tc_core, virgl_test_transfer_to_staging_with_iov_succeeds);
+  tcase_add_test(tc_core, virgl_test_copy_transfer_from_staging_without_iov_fails);
+  tcase_add_test(tc_core, virgl_test_copy_transfer_from_staging_with_iov_succeeds);
+  tcase_add_test(tc_core, virgl_test_copy_transfer_to_staging_without_iov_fails);
+  tcase_add_test(tc_core, virgl_test_copy_transfer_to_staging_with_iov_succeeds);
+
+  suite_add_tcase(s, tc_core);
+
   return s;
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/testvirgl.c b/tests/testvirgl.c
index 971f1fb..965c88b 100644
--- a/tests/testvirgl.c
+++ b/tests/testvirgl.c
@@ -269,6 +269,25 @@ int testvirgl_create_backed_simple_buffer(struct virgl_resource *res,
     return 0;
 }
 
+int testvirgl_create_unbacked_simple_buffer(struct virgl_resource *res,
+					    int handle, int size, int binding)
+{
+    struct virgl_renderer_resource_create_args args;
+    int ret;
+
+    testvirgl_init_simple_buffer_sized(&args, handle, size);
+    args.bind = binding;
+    ret = virgl_renderer_resource_create(&args, NULL, 0);
+    ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+
+    res->handle = handle;
+    res->base.target = args.target;
+    res->base.format = args.format;
+    res->base.bind = args.bind;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static void *get_caps(void)
 {
     uint32_t max_ver, max_size;
diff --git a/tests/testvirgl.h b/tests/testvirgl.h
index 108a5f8..839f14e 100644
--- a/tests/testvirgl.h
+++ b/tests/testvirgl.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ int testvirgl_create_backed_simple_2d_res(struct virgl_resource *res,
 int testvirgl_create_backed_simple_buffer(struct virgl_resource *res,
 					  int handle, int size, int bind);
 void testvirgl_destroy_backed_res(struct virgl_resource *res);
+int testvirgl_create_unbacked_simple_buffer(struct virgl_resource *res,
+					    int handle, int size, int bind);
 uint32_t testvirgl_get_glsl_level_from_caps(void);
 unsigned testvirgl_get_multisample_from_caps(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/testvirgl_encode.c b/tests/testvirgl_encode.c
index d4ff0be..5707482 100644
--- a/tests/testvirgl_encode.c
+++ b/tests/testvirgl_encode.c
@@ -456,11 +456,11 @@ int virgl_encoder_create_so_target(struct virgl_context *ctx,
    return 0;
 }
 
-static void virgl_encoder_iw_emit_header_1d(struct virgl_context *ctx,
-                                           struct virgl_resource *res,
-                                           unsigned level, unsigned usage,
-                                           const struct pipe_box *box,
-                                           unsigned stride, unsigned layer_stride)
+static void virgl_encoder_transfer3d_common(struct virgl_context *ctx,
+                                            struct virgl_resource *res,
+                                            unsigned level, unsigned usage,
+                                            const struct pipe_box *box,
+                                            unsigned stride, unsigned layer_stride)
 {
    virgl_encoder_write_res(ctx, res);
    virgl_encoder_write_dword(ctx->cbuf, level);
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ static void virgl_encoder_inline_send_box(struct virgl_context *ctx,
 					  unsigned layer_stride, int length)
 {
   virgl_encoder_write_cmd_dword(ctx, VIRGL_CMD0(VIRGL_CCMD_RESOURCE_INLINE_WRITE, 0, ((length + 3) / 4) + 11));
-  virgl_encoder_iw_emit_header_1d(ctx, res, level, usage, box, stride, layer_stride);
+  virgl_encoder_transfer3d_common(ctx, res, level, usage, box, stride, layer_stride);
   virgl_encoder_write_block(ctx->cbuf, data, length);
 }
 
@@ -563,6 +563,39 @@ int virgl_encoder_inline_write(struct virgl_context *ctx,
    return 0;
 }
 
+int virgl_encoder_transfer(struct virgl_context *ctx,
+                           struct virgl_resource *res,
+                           unsigned level, unsigned usage,
+                           const struct pipe_box *box,
+                           unsigned offset, unsigned direction)
+{
+   uint32_t command;
+   command = VIRGL_CMD0(VIRGL_CCMD_TRANSFER3D, 0, VIRGL_TRANSFER3D_SIZE);
+   virgl_encoder_write_dword(ctx->cbuf, command);
+   virgl_encoder_transfer3d_common(ctx, res, level, usage, box, 0, 0);
+   virgl_encoder_write_dword(ctx->cbuf, offset);
+   virgl_encoder_write_dword(ctx->cbuf, direction);
+   return 0;
+}
+
+int virgl_encoder_copy_transfer(struct virgl_context *ctx,
+                                struct virgl_resource *res,
+                                unsigned level, unsigned usage,
+                                const struct pipe_box *box,
+                                struct virgl_resource *src_res,
+                                unsigned src_offset,
+                                unsigned synchronized)
+{
+   uint32_t command;
+   command = VIRGL_CMD0(VIRGL_CCMD_COPY_TRANSFER3D, 0, VIRGL_COPY_TRANSFER3D_SIZE);
+   virgl_encoder_write_dword(ctx->cbuf, command);
+   virgl_encoder_transfer3d_common(ctx, res, level, usage, box, 0, 0);
+   virgl_encoder_write_res(ctx, src_res);
+   virgl_encoder_write_dword(ctx->cbuf, src_offset);
+   virgl_encoder_write_dword(ctx->cbuf, synchronized);
+   return 0;
+}
+
 int virgl_encoder_flush_frontbuffer(UNUSED struct virgl_context *ctx,
                                     UNUSED struct virgl_resource *res)
 {
diff --git a/tests/testvirgl_encode.h b/tests/testvirgl_encode.h
index 82b7acb..a41d4ce 100644
--- a/tests/testvirgl_encode.h
+++ b/tests/testvirgl_encode.h
@@ -142,6 +142,21 @@ int virgl_encoder_inline_write(struct virgl_context *ctx,
                               const struct pipe_box *box,
                               const void *data, unsigned stride,
                               unsigned layer_stride);
+
+int virgl_encoder_transfer(struct virgl_context *ctx,
+                           struct virgl_resource *res,
+                           unsigned level, unsigned usage,
+                           const struct pipe_box *box,
+                           unsigned offset, unsigned direction);
+
+int virgl_encoder_copy_transfer(struct virgl_context *ctx,
+                                struct virgl_resource *res,
+                                unsigned level, unsigned usage,
+                                const struct pipe_box *box,
+                                struct virgl_resource *src_res,
+                                unsigned src_offset,
+                                unsigned synchronized);
+
 int virgl_encode_sampler_state(struct virgl_context *ctx,
                               uint32_t handle,
                               const struct pipe_sampler_state *state);