diff --git a/tests/generator/base.py b/tests/generator/base.py
index b4bdbfc20..d347cd66f 100644
--- a/tests/generator/base.py
+++ b/tests/generator/base.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 ND_VXLAN = '[NetDev]\nName=%s\nKind=vxlan\n\n[VXLAN]\nVNI=%d\n'
 ND_VRF = '[NetDev]\nName=%s\nKind=vrf\n\n[VRF]\nTable=%d\n'
 ND_DUMMY = '[NetDev]\nName=%s\nKind=dummy\n'        # wokeignore:rule=dummy
+ND_VETH = '[NetDev]\nName=%s\nKind=veth\n\n[Peer]\nName=%s\n'
 SD_WPA = '''[Unit]
 Description=WPA supplicant for netplan %(iface)s
 DefaultDependencies=no
diff --git a/tests/generator/test_veths.py b/tests/generator/test_veths.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83758415f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/generator/test_veths.py
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+#
+# Tests for Virtual Ethernet (veth) devices config generated via netplan
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Canonical, Ltd.
+# Author: Danilo Egea Gondolfo <danilo.egea.gondolfo@canonical.com>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; version 3.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+from .base import ND_VETH, ND_EMPTY, TestBase
+
+
+class _CommonTests():
+    def test_missing_peer_key_should_fail(self):
+        out = self.generate('''network:
+  version: 2
+  renderer: %(r)s
+  virtual-ethernets:
+    veth0: {}''' % {'r': self.backend}, expect_fail=True)
+
+        self.assertIn('virtual-ethernet missing \'peer\' property', out)
+
+    def test_veth_peer_is_not_a_veth_interface(self):
+        out = self.generate('''network:
+  version: 2
+  renderer: %(r)s
+  virtual-ethernets:
+    veth0:
+      peer: eth0
+  ethernets:
+    eth0: {}
+      ''' % {'r': self.backend}, expect_fail=True)
+
+        self.assertIn('\'eth0\' is not a virtual-ethernet interface', out)
+
+    def test_veth_peer_is_anothers_interface_peer_already(self):
+        out = self.generate('''network:
+  version: 2
+  renderer: %(r)s
+  virtual-ethernets:
+    veth2:
+      peer: veth1
+    veth0:
+      peer: veth1
+    veth1:
+      peer: veth2''' % {'r': self.backend}, expect_fail=True)
+
+        self.assertIn('virtual-ethernet peer \'veth1\' is another virtual-ethernet\'s (veth2) peer already', out)
+
+    def test_veth_peer_is_itself(self):
+        out = self.generate('''network:
+  version: 2
+  renderer: %(r)s
+  virtual-ethernets:
+    veth1:
+      peer: veth1''' % {'r': self.backend}, expect_fail=True)
+
+        self.assertIn('virtual-ethernet peer cannot be itself', out)
+
+    def test_basic(self):
+        self.generate('''network:
+  version: 2
+  renderer: %(r)s
+  virtual-ethernets:
+    veth0:
+      peer: veth1
+    veth1:
+      peer: veth0''' % {'r': self.backend})
+
+        if self.backend == 'NetworkManager':
+            self.assert_nm({'veth0': '''[connection]
+id=netplan-veth0
+type={}
+interface-name=veth0
+
+[veth]
+peer=veth1
+
+[ipv4]
+method=link-local
+
+[ipv6]
+method=ignore
+'''.format(('veth')), 'veth1': '''[connection]
+id=netplan-veth1
+type={}
+interface-name=veth1
+
+[veth]
+peer=veth0
+
+[ipv4]
+method=link-local
+
+[ipv6]
+method=ignore
+'''.format(('veth'))})
+
+        if self.backend == 'networkd':
+            self.assert_networkd({'veth0.network': ND_EMPTY % ('veth0', 'ipv6'),
+                                  'veth1.network': ND_EMPTY % ('veth1', 'ipv6'),
+                                  'veth0.netdev': ND_VETH % ('veth0', 'veth1')})
+
+
+class NetworkManager(TestBase, _CommonTests):
+    backend = 'NetworkManager'
+
+    def test_veth_peer_is_not_a_veth_interface_validation_stage(self):
+        out = self.generate('''network:
+  version: 2
+  renderer: NetworkManager
+  virtual-ethernets:
+    veth0:
+      peer: eth0''', confs={'b': '''network:
+  renderer: NetworkManager
+  ethernets:
+    eth0: {}'''}, expect_fail=True)
+
+        self.assertIn('\'eth0\' is not a virtual-ethernet interface', out)
+
+    def test_veth_peer_has_no_peer_itself(self):
+        out = self.generate('''network:
+  version: 2
+  renderer: NetworkManager
+  virtual-ethernets:
+    veth0:
+      peer: veth1
+    veth1:
+      peer: abc''', expect_fail=True)
+
+        self.assertIn('virtual-ethernet peer \'veth1\' does not have a peer itself', out)
+
+    def test_veth_peer_has_no_peer_itself_validation_stage(self):
+        out = self.generate('''network:
+  version: 2
+  renderer: NetworkManager
+  virtual-ethernets:
+    veth0:
+      peer: veth1''', confs={'b': '''network:
+  version: 2
+  renderer: NetworkManager
+  virtual-ethernets:
+    veth1:
+      peer: asd'''}, expect_fail=True)
+
+        self.assertIn('virtual-ethernet peer \'veth1\' does not have a peer itself', out)
+
+    def test_veth_peer_is_anothers_interface_peer_already_validation_stage(self):
+        out = self.generate('''network:
+  version: 2
+  renderer: NetworkManager
+  virtual-ethernets:
+    veth0:
+      peer: veth1
+      ''', confs={'b': '''network:
+  renderer: NetworkManager
+  virtual-ethernets:
+    veth1:
+      peer: veth2
+    veth2:
+      peer: veth1'''}, expect_fail=True)
+
+        self.assertIn('virtual-ethernet peer \'veth1\' is another virtual-ethernet\'s (veth2) peer already', out)
+
+
+class TestNetworkd(TestBase, _CommonTests):
+    backend = 'networkd'
+
+    def test_basic_missing_peer(self):
+        ''' When networkd is the renderer, both peers are required '''
+        out = self.generate('''network:
+  version: 2
+  virtual-ethernets:
+    veth0:
+      peer: veth1''', expect_fail=True)
+
+        self.assertIn('veth0: interface \'veth1\' is not defined', out)
+
+    def test_veth_peer_of_a_peer_was_not_defined(self):
+        out = self.generate('''network:
+  version: 2
+  renderer: networkd
+  virtual-ethernets:
+    veth0:
+      peer: veth1
+    veth1:
+      peer: abc''', expect_fail=True)
+
+        self.assertIn('veth1: interface \'abc\' is not defined', out)