diff --git a/libvirt/tests/cfg/migration/migration_misc/migration_with_cpu_mode.cfg b/libvirt/tests/cfg/migration/migration_misc/migration_with_cpu_mode.cfg
index 74c902aa70..5f55fa1800 100644
--- a/libvirt/tests/cfg/migration/migration_misc/migration_with_cpu_mode.cfg
+++ b/libvirt/tests/cfg/migration/migration_misc/migration_with_cpu_mode.cfg
@@ -29,14 +29,34 @@
             virsh_migrate_options = '--live --p2p --verbose'
         - non_p2p:
             virsh_migrate_options = '--live --verbose'
+        - p2p_tunneled:
+            virsh_migrate_options = '--live --p2p --tunnelled --verbose'
+        - postcopy:
+            virsh_migrate_options = '--live --postcopy --verbose'
+        - postcopy_p2p:
+            virsh_migrate_options = '--live --postcopy --p2p --verbose'
+        - auto_converge:
+            virsh_migrate_options = '--live --auto-converge --verbose'
+        - auto_converge_p2p:
+            virsh_migrate_options = '--live --auto-converge --p2p --verbose'
     variants migration_option:
         - with_xml:
         - without_xml:
     variants cpu_mode:
         - host_model:
             no s390x
-            numa_cell = "'numa_cell': [{'cpus': '0-1', 'memory': '2097152', 'unit': 'KiB'}]"
-            vm_attrs = {'cpu': {'mode': 'host-model', 'check': 'partial', ${numa_cell}}}
+            numa_cell = "'numa_cell': [{'cpus': '0-31', 'memory': '16777216', 'unit': 'KiB'}]"
+            vm_attrs = {'max_mem': 16777216, 'max_mem_unit': 'KiB', 'current_mem': 16777216, 'current_mem_unit': 'KiB', 'cpu': {'mode': 'host-model', 'check': 'partial', ${numa_cell}}}
         - custom:
-            no aarch64
+            no aarch64,ppc64le,ppc64
             cpu_mode = "custom"
+    variants kdump:
+        - kdump_migration:
+            # Trigger kdump on guest after migration and verify vmcore is created
+            # Crosses with all migration variants (p2p, p2p_tunneled, postcopy,
+            # auto_converge, etc.) - only runs with host_model cpu_mode (Power arch)
+            no custom
+            post_migration_kdump = yes
+            on_crash = restart
+        - no_kdump:
+            post_migration_kdump = no
diff --git a/libvirt/tests/src/migration/migration_misc/migration_with_cpu_mode.py b/libvirt/tests/src/migration/migration_misc/migration_with_cpu_mode.py
index 262c0691dd..21f9140c33 100644
--- a/libvirt/tests/src/migration/migration_misc/migration_with_cpu_mode.py
+++ b/libvirt/tests/src/migration/migration_misc/migration_with_cpu_mode.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import os
+import platform
+import re
 
 from virttest import data_dir
+from virttest import utils_kdump
 from virttest import virsh
 from virttest.libvirt_xml import vm_xml
 
@@ -15,10 +18,22 @@ def run(test, params, env):
     :param params: Dictionary with the test parameters
     :param env: Dictionary with test environment.
     """
+    def get_host_cpu_model():
+        """Get host CPU model in lowercase."""
+        try:
+            caps_xml = virsh.capabilities()
+            match = re.search(r'<model>(\w+)</model>', caps_xml)
+            if match:
+                model = match.group(1).lower()
+                test.log.info("Detected CPU model: %s", model)
+                return model
+        except Exception as e:
+            test.log.warning("Failed to detect CPU model: %s", e)
+        return None
+
     def setup_test():
         """
         Setup steps
-
         """
         cpu_mode = params.get("cpu_mode")
         migration_option = params.get("migration_option")
@@ -28,11 +43,26 @@ def setup_test():
         vmxml = vm_xml.VMXML.new_from_dumpxml(vm_name)
         if cpu_mode == "host_model":
             vm_attrs = eval(params.get('vm_attrs', '{}'))
+            arch = platform.machine()
+            if arch in ['ppc64', 'ppc64le'] and 'cpu' in vm_attrs:
+                host_model = get_host_cpu_model()
+                if host_model:
+                    vm_attrs['cpu']['model'] = host_model
+                    vm_attrs['cpu']['fallback'] = params.get('model_fallback', 'forbid')
+                    test.log.info("Power arch - added CPU model: %s", host_model)
             vmxml.setup_attrs(**vm_attrs)
             vmxml.sync()
         else:
             base_steps.sync_cpu_for_mig(params)
 
+        # If kdump will be triggered after migration, ensure the VM restarts
+        # after a crash so we can verify the vmcore and wait for reboot.
+        if params.get("post_migration_kdump") == "yes":
+            vmxml = vm_xml.VMXML.new_from_dumpxml(vm_name)
+            vmxml.on_crash = "restart"
+            vmxml.sync()
+            test.log.info("Set on_crash=restart for kdump test.")
+
         if not vm.is_alive():
             vm.start()
             vm.wait_for_login().close()
@@ -42,6 +72,70 @@ def setup_test():
             virsh.dumpxml(vm_name, extra="--migratable", to_file=xmlfile, ignore_status=False)
             params.update({"virsh_migrate_extra": f"--xml {xmlfile}"})
 
+    def _get_vmcores_via_serial(session):
+        """List vmcore files using an already-open serial session."""
+        status, output = session.cmd_status_output(
+            "find /var/crash/ -type f -name vmcore 2>/dev/null | sort",
+            timeout=60,
+        )
+        if status:
+            return []
+        return [v for v in output.split() if v]
+
+    def verify_kdump_after_migration():
+        """
+        Trigger kdump on the guest after successful migration and verify
+        a new vmcore is created.
+
+        All guest access uses wait_for_serial_login() which connects via the
+        virsh serial console (qemu+tcp://dest/system console <vm>).  This
+        bypasses the source-side ARP / address-cache verification that
+        wait_for_login() performs and that always fails after live migration
+        because the VM MAC is no longer reachable on the source host virbr0.
+
+        Guest must have on_crash=restart in its XML (set in setup_test()) so
+        it reboots after kdump allowing vmcore presence to be confirmed.
+        """
+        test.log.info("Triggering kdump on guest '%s' after migration.", vm_name)
+
+        # Pre-crash vmcore snapshot via serial console
+        pre_session = vm.wait_for_serial_login(timeout=240)
+        try:
+            pre_vmcores = _get_vmcores_via_serial(pre_session)
+            test.log.info("Pre-crash vmcores: %s", pre_vmcores)
+        finally:
+            pre_session.close()
+
+        # Trigger kernel panic via serial session
+        crash_session = vm.wait_for_serial_login(timeout=240)
+        utils_kdump.trigger_crash(
+            vm,
+            session=crash_session,
+            wait_time=300,
+            test=test,
+        )
+        test.log.info("Kernel panic triggered; waiting for guest to reboot.")
+
+        # Wait for reboot via serial (on_crash=restart ensures reboot)
+        vm.wait_for_serial_login(timeout=360).close()
+        test.log.info("Guest rebooted after kdump.")
+
+        # Post-crash vmcore list via serial
+        post_session = vm.wait_for_serial_login(timeout=240)
+        try:
+            post_vmcores = _get_vmcores_via_serial(post_session)
+            test.log.info("Post-crash vmcores: %s", post_vmcores)
+        finally:
+            post_session.close()
+
+        new_vmcores = [v for v in post_vmcores if v not in pre_vmcores]
+        if not new_vmcores:
+            test.fail(
+                "No new vmcore found in guest '%s' after kdump. "
+                "pre=%s post=%s" % (vm_name, pre_vmcores, post_vmcores)
+            )
+        test.log.info("kdump verified - new vmcore(s): %s", new_vmcores)
+
     vm_name = params.get("migrate_main_vm")
 
     vm = env.get_vm(vm_name)
@@ -51,5 +145,7 @@ def setup_test():
         setup_test()
         migration_obj.run_migration()
         migration_obj.verify_default()
+        if params.get("post_migration_kdump") == "yes":
+            verify_kdump_after_migration()
     finally:
         migration_obj.cleanup_connection()