diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/mkdef/cases0 b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/mkdef/cases0
index 9595e6e22..38bfacf91 100644
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/mkdef/cases0
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/mkdef/cases0
@@ -324,3 +324,26 @@ check:output=~__GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-netboot-comput
 cmd:rmdef -t osimage -o test-osimage_with_template
 check:rc==0
 end
+start:mkdef_rhels73
+os:linux
+description:create rhels7.3 osimage
+cmd:mkdef -t osimage -o rhels7.3-test-osimage --template  __GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-netboot-compute
+check:rc==0
+output=~1 object definitions have been created or modified
+cmd:rmdef -t osimage -o rhels7.3-test-osimage
+check:rc==0
+cmd:lsdef -t osimage -o __GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-netboot-compute -z > /tmp/osiamge.stanza
+check:rc==0
+cmd:cat /tmp/osiamge.stanza |sed 's/__GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-netboot-compute:/rhels7.3-test:/g' >/tmp/osiamge.stanza1
+check:rc==0
+cmd:cat /tmp/osiamge.stanza1|mkdef -z
+check:rc==0
+cmd:rm -rf /tmp/osiamge.stanza;rm -rf /tmp/osiamge.stanza1
+check:rc==0
+cmd:lsdef -t osimage -o rhels7.3-test |grep "Object name: rhels7.3-test"
+check:rc==0
+cmd:lsdef -t osimage -o rhels7.3-test |grep pkgdir=
+check:rc==0
+cmd:rmdef -t osimage -o rhels7.3-test
+check:rc==0
+end