diff --git a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
index 005421aaec..73e6f89166 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Jakub Kądziołka <kuba@kadziolka.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020, 2021 Brice Waegeneire <brice@waegenei.re>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
-;;; Copyright © 2020, 2021 Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2020, 2021, 2022 Marius Bakke <marius@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020, 2021, 2022 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Brett Gilio <brettg@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
diff --git a/gnu/tests/virtualization.scm b/gnu/tests/virtualization.scm
index 4bd56e5d9d..557f30db4f 100644
--- a/gnu/tests/virtualization.scm
+++ b/gnu/tests/virtualization.scm
@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@
                          "-c" "qemu:///system" "connect"))
              marionette))
 
+          (test-eq "create default network"
+            0
+            (marionette-eval
+             '(begin
+                (chdir "/tmp")
+                (system* #$(file-append libvirt "/bin/virsh")
+                         "-c" "qemu:///system" "net-define"
+                         #$(file-append libvirt
+                                        "/etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml")))
+             marionette))
+
+          (test-eq "start default network"
+            0
+            (marionette-eval
+             '(begin
+                (chdir "/tmp")
+                (system* #$(file-append libvirt "/bin/virsh")
+                         "-c" "qemu:///system" "net-start" "default"))
+             marionette))
+
           (test-end))))
 
   (gexp->derivation "libvirt-test" test))