diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
index 817fd7aac5..8de5f1fde3 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
@@ -215,6 +215,22 @@ static void qtest_check_status(QTestState *s)
 #endif
 }
 
+void qtest_system_reset_nowait(QTestState *s)
+{
+    /* Request the system reset, but do not wait for it to complete */
+    qtest_qmp_assert_success(s, "{'execute': 'system_reset' }");
+}
+
+void qtest_system_reset(QTestState *s)
+{
+    qtest_system_reset_nowait(s);
+    /*
+     * Wait for the RESET event, which is sent once the system reset
+     * has actually completed.
+     */
+    qtest_qmp_eventwait(s, "RESET");
+}
+
 void qtest_wait_qemu(QTestState *s)
 {
     if (s->qemu_pid != -1) {
diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqtest.h b/tests/qtest/libqtest.h
index beb96b18eb..f23d80e9e5 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqtest.h
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqtest.h
@@ -88,6 +88,31 @@ QTestState *qtest_init_without_qmp_handshake(const char *extra_args);
  */
 QTestState *qtest_init_with_serial(const char *extra_args, int *sock_fd);
 
+/**
+ * qtest_system_reset:
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
+ *
+ * Send a "system_reset" command to the QEMU under test, and wait for
+ * the reset to complete before returning.
+ */
+void qtest_system_reset(QTestState *s);
+
+/**
+ * qtest_system_reset_nowait:
+ * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.
+ *
+ * Send a "system_reset" command to the QEMU under test, but do not
+ * wait for the reset to complete before returning. The caller is
+ * responsible for waiting for either the RESET event or some other
+ * event of interest to them before proceeding.
+ *
+ * This function should only be used if you're specifically testing
+ * for some other event; in that case you can't use qtest_system_reset()
+ * because it will read and discard any other QMP events that arrive
+ * before the RESET event.
+ */
+void qtest_system_reset_nowait(QTestState *s);
+
 /**
  * qtest_wait_qemu:
  * @s: #QTestState instance to operate on.