diff --git a/block/src/factory.rs b/block/src/factory.rs
index b3514b279..58d2255e0 100644
--- a/block/src/factory.rs
+++ b/block/src/factory.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ fn open_qcow2(
 mod unit_tests {
     use std::path::Path;
 
+    use vmm_sys_util::tempfile::TempFile;
+
     use super::*;
 
     fn default_options(path: &Path) -> DiskOpenOptions<'_> {
@@ -223,4 +225,14 @@ mod unit_tests {
             Ok(_) => panic!("expected error for nonexistent path"),
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detect_raw_image() {
+        let tmp = TempFile::new().unwrap();
+        tmp.as_file().set_len(1 << 20).unwrap();
+        let path = tmp.as_path().to_owned();
+        let options = default_options(&path);
+        let opened = open_disk(&options).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(opened.image_type, ImageType::Raw);
+    }
 }