diff --git a/qa/suites/rbd/mirror/workloads/compare-mirror-image-alternate-primary-krbd.yaml b/qa/suites/rbd/mirror/workloads/compare-mirror-image-alternate-primary-krbd.yaml
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+overrides:
+  install:
+    ceph:
+      extra_system_packages:
+        - pv
+tasks:
+- workunit:
+    clients:
+      cluster1.client.mirror:
+        - rbd/compare_mirror_image_alternate_primary.sh
+    env:
+      RBD_DEVICE_TYPE: 'krbd'
+    timeout: 3h
diff --git a/qa/suites/rbd/mirror/workloads/compare-mirror-image-alternate-primary-nbd.yaml b/qa/suites/rbd/mirror/workloads/compare-mirror-image-alternate-primary-nbd.yaml
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+++ b/qa/suites/rbd/mirror/workloads/compare-mirror-image-alternate-primary-nbd.yaml
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+overrides:
+  install:
+    ceph:
+      extra_packages:
+        - rbd-nbd
+      extra_system_packages:
+        - pv
+tasks:
+- workunit:
+    clients:
+      cluster1.client.mirror:
+        - rbd/compare_mirror_image_alternate_primary.sh
+    env:
+      RBD_DEVICE_TYPE: 'nbd'
+    timeout: 3h
diff --git a/qa/suites/rbd/mirror/workloads/compare-mirror-images-krbd.yaml b/qa/suites/rbd/mirror/workloads/compare-mirror-images-krbd.yaml
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+++ b/qa/suites/rbd/mirror/workloads/compare-mirror-images-krbd.yaml
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+overrides:
+  install:
+    ceph:
+      extra_system_packages:
+        - pv
+tasks:
+- workunit:
+    clients:
+      cluster1.client.mirror:
+        - rbd/compare_mirror_images.sh
+    env:
+      RBD_DEVICE_TYPE: 'krbd'
+    timeout: 3h
diff --git a/qa/suites/rbd/mirror/workloads/compare-mirror-images-nbd.yaml b/qa/suites/rbd/mirror/workloads/compare-mirror-images-nbd.yaml
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+++ b/qa/suites/rbd/mirror/workloads/compare-mirror-images-nbd.yaml
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+overrides:
+  install:
+    ceph:
+      extra_packages:
+        - rbd-nbd
+      extra_system_packages:
+        - pv
+tasks:
+- workunit:
+    clients:
+      cluster1.client.mirror:
+        - rbd/compare_mirror_images.sh
+    env:
+      RBD_DEVICE_TYPE: 'nbd'
+    timeout: 3h
diff --git a/qa/workunits/rbd/compare_mirror_image_alternate_primary.sh b/qa/workunits/rbd/compare_mirror_image_alternate_primary.sh
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index 00000000000..338f43f1e53
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+++ b/qa/workunits/rbd/compare_mirror_image_alternate_primary.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -ex
+
+IMAGE=image-alternate-primary
+MIRROR_IMAGE_MODE=snapshot
+MIRROR_POOL_MODE=image
+MOUNT=test-alternate-primary
+RBD_IMAGE_FEATURES='layering,exclusive-lock,object-map,fast-diff'
+RBD_MIRROR_INSTANCES=1
+RBD_MIRROR_MODE=snapshot
+RBD_MIRROR_USE_EXISTING_CLUSTER=1
+
+. $(dirname $0)/rbd_mirror_helpers.sh
+
+take_mirror_snapshots() {
+  local cluster=$1
+  local pool=$2
+  local image=$3
+
+  for i in {1..30}; do
+    mirror_image_snapshot $cluster $pool $image
+    sleep 3
+  done
+}
+
+slow_untar_workload() {
+  local mountpt=$1
+
+  cp linux-5.4.tar.gz $mountpt
+  # run workload that updates the data and metadata of multiple files on disk.
+  # rate limit the workload such that the mirror snapshots can be taken as the
+  # contents of the image are progressively changed by the workload.
+  local ret=0
+  timeout 5m bash -c "zcat $mountpt/linux-5.4.tar.gz \
+    | pv -L 256K | tar xf - -C $mountpt" || ret=$?
+  if ((ret != 124)); then
+    echo "Workload completed prematurely"
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+setup
+
+start_mirrors ${CLUSTER1}
+start_mirrors ${CLUSTER2}
+
+# initial setup
+create_image_and_enable_mirror ${CLUSTER1} ${POOL} ${IMAGE} \
+  ${RBD_MIRROR_MODE} 10G
+
+if [[ $RBD_DEVICE_TYPE == "nbd" ]]; then
+  DEV=$(sudo rbd --cluster ${CLUSTER1} device map -t nbd \
+           -o try-netlink ${POOL}/${IMAGE})
+elif [[ $RBD_DEVICE_TYPE == "krbd" ]]; then
+  DEV=$(sudo rbd --cluster ${CLUSTER1} device map -t krbd \
+           ${POOL}/${IMAGE})
+else
+  echo "Unknown RBD_DEVICE_TYPE: ${RBD_DEVICE_TYPE}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+sudo mkfs.ext4 ${DEV}
+mkdir ${MOUNT}
+
+wget https://download.ceph.com/qa/linux-5.4.tar.gz
+
+for i in {1..25}; do
+  # create mirror snapshots every few seconds under I/O
+  sudo mount ${DEV} ${MOUNT}
+  sudo chown $(whoami) ${MOUNT}
+  rm -rf ${MOUNT}/*
+  take_mirror_snapshots ${CLUSTER1} ${POOL} ${IMAGE} &
+  SNAP_PID=$!
+  slow_untar_workload ${MOUNT}
+  wait $SNAP_PID
+  sudo umount ${MOUNT}
+
+  # calculate hash before demotion of primary image
+  DEMOTE_MD5=$(sudo md5sum ${DEV} | awk '{print $1}')
+  sudo rbd --cluster ${CLUSTER1} device unmap -t ${RBD_DEVICE_TYPE} ${DEV}
+
+  demote_image ${CLUSTER1} ${POOL} ${IMAGE}
+  wait_for_status_in_pool_dir ${CLUSTER1} ${POOL} ${IMAGE} 'up+unknown'
+  wait_for_status_in_pool_dir ${CLUSTER2} ${POOL} ${IMAGE} 'up+unknown'
+  promote_image ${CLUSTER2} ${POOL} ${IMAGE}
+
+  # calculate hash after promotion of secondary image
+  if [[ $RBD_DEVICE_TYPE == "nbd" ]]; then
+    DEV=$(sudo rbd --cluster ${CLUSTER2} device map -t nbd \
+             -o try-netlink ${POOL}/${IMAGE})
+  elif [[ $RBD_DEVICE_TYPE == "krbd" ]]; then
+    DEV=$(sudo rbd --cluster ${CLUSTER2} device map -t krbd ${POOL}/${IMAGE})
+  fi
+  PROMOTE_MD5=$(sudo md5sum ${DEV} | awk '{print $1}')
+
+  if [[ "${DEMOTE_MD5}" != "${PROMOTE_MD5}" ]]; then
+    echo "Mismatch at iteration ${i}: ${DEMOTE_MD5} != ${PROMOTE_MD5}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  TEMP=${CLUSTER1}
+  CLUSTER1=${CLUSTER2}
+  CLUSTER2=${TEMP}
+done
+
+echo OK
diff --git a/qa/workunits/rbd/compare_mirror_images.sh b/qa/workunits/rbd/compare_mirror_images.sh
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index 00000000000..1b3cc300de9
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+++ b/qa/workunits/rbd/compare_mirror_images.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -ex
+
+IMG_PREFIX=image-primary
+MIRROR_IMAGE_MODE=snapshot
+MIRROR_POOL_MODE=image
+MNTPT_PREFIX=test-primary
+RBD_IMAGE_FEATURES='layering,exclusive-lock,object-map,fast-diff'
+RBD_MIRROR_INSTANCES=1
+RBD_MIRROR_MODE=snapshot
+RBD_MIRROR_USE_EXISTING_CLUSTER=1
+
+. $(dirname $0)/rbd_mirror_helpers.sh
+
+take_mirror_snapshots() {
+  local cluster=$1
+  local pool=$2
+  local image=$3
+
+  for i in {1..30}; do
+    mirror_image_snapshot $cluster $pool $image
+    sleep 3
+  done
+}
+
+slow_untar_workload() {
+  local mountpt=$1
+
+  cp linux-5.4.tar.gz $mountpt
+  # run workload that updates the data and metadata of multiple files on disk.
+  # rate limit the workload such that the mirror snapshots can be taken as the
+  # contents of the image are progressively changed by the workload.
+  local ret=0
+  timeout 5m bash -c "zcat $mountpt/linux-5.4.tar.gz \
+    | pv -L 256K | tar xf - -C $mountpt" || ret=$?
+  if ((ret != 124)); then
+    echo "Workload completed prematurely"
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+wait_for_image_removal() {
+  local cluster=$1
+  local pool=$2
+  local image=$3
+
+  for s in 1 2 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 16 16; do
+    if ! rbd --cluster $cluster ls $pool | grep -wq $image; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    sleep $s
+  done
+
+  echo "image ${pool}/${image} not removed from cluster ${cluster}"
+  return 1
+}
+
+compare_demoted_promoted_image() {
+  local dev=${DEVS[$1-1]}
+  local img=${IMG_PREFIX}$1
+  local mntpt=${MNTPT_PREFIX}$1
+  local demote_md5 promote_md5
+
+  sudo umount ${mntpt}
+
+  # calculate hash before demotion of primary image
+  demote_md5=$(sudo md5sum ${dev} | awk '{print $1}')
+  sudo rbd --cluster ${CLUSTER1} device unmap -t ${RBD_DEVICE_TYPE} \
+      ${POOL}/${img}
+
+  demote_image ${CLUSTER1} ${POOL} ${img}
+  wait_for_status_in_pool_dir ${CLUSTER1} ${POOL} ${img} 'up+unknown'
+  wait_for_status_in_pool_dir ${CLUSTER2} ${POOL} ${img} 'up+unknown'
+  promote_image ${CLUSTER2} ${POOL} ${img}
+
+  # calculate hash after promotion of secondary image
+  if [[ $RBD_DEVICE_TYPE == "nbd" ]]; then
+    dev=$(sudo rbd --cluster ${CLUSTER2} device map -t nbd \
+             -o try-netlink ${POOL}/${img})
+  elif [[ $RBD_DEVICE_TYPE == "krbd" ]]; then
+    dev=$(sudo rbd --cluster ${CLUSTER2} device map -t krbd ${POOL}/${img})
+  fi
+  promote_md5=$(sudo md5sum ${dev} | awk '{print $1}')
+  sudo rbd --cluster ${CLUSTER2} device unmap -t ${RBD_DEVICE_TYPE} ${dev}
+
+  if [[ "${demote_md5}" != "${promote_md5}" ]]; then
+    echo "Mismatch for image ${POOL}/${img}: ${demote_md5} != ${promote_md5}"
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+setup
+
+start_mirrors ${CLUSTER1}
+start_mirrors ${CLUSTER2}
+
+wget https://download.ceph.com/qa/linux-5.4.tar.gz
+
+for i in {1..10}; do
+  DEVS=()
+  SNAP_PIDS=()
+  COMPARE_PIDS=()
+  WORKLOAD_PIDS=()
+  RET=0
+  for j in {1..10}; do
+    IMG=${IMG_PREFIX}${j}
+    MNTPT=${MNTPT_PREFIX}${j}
+    create_image_and_enable_mirror ${CLUSTER1} ${POOL} ${IMG} \
+      ${RBD_MIRROR_MODE} 10G
+    if [[ $RBD_DEVICE_TYPE == "nbd" ]]; then
+      DEV=$(sudo rbd --cluster ${CLUSTER1} device map -t nbd \
+	      -o try-netlink ${POOL}/${IMG})
+    elif [[ $RBD_DEVICE_TYPE == "krbd" ]]; then
+      DEV=$(sudo rbd --cluster ${CLUSTER1} device map -t krbd \
+	      ${POOL}/${IMG})
+    else
+      echo "Unknown RBD_DEVICE_TYPE: ${RBD_DEVICE_TYPE}"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    DEVS+=($DEV)
+    sudo mkfs.ext4 ${DEV}
+    mkdir ${MNTPT}
+    sudo mount ${DEV} ${MNTPT}
+    sudo chown $(whoami) ${MNTPT}
+    # create mirror snapshots under I/O every few seconds
+    take_mirror_snapshots ${CLUSTER1} ${POOL} ${IMG} &
+    SNAP_PIDS+=($!)
+    slow_untar_workload ${MNTPT} &
+    WORKLOAD_PIDS+=($!)
+  done
+  for pid in ${SNAP_PIDS[@]}; do
+    wait $pid || RET=$?
+  done
+  if ((RET != 0)); then
+    echo "take_mirror_snapshots failed"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  for pid in ${WORKLOAD_PIDS[@]}; do
+    wait $pid || RET=$?
+  done
+  if ((RET != 0)); then
+    echo "slow_untar_workload failed"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  for j in {1..10}; do
+    compare_demoted_promoted_image $j &
+    COMPARE_PIDS+=($!)
+  done
+  for pid in ${COMPARE_PIDS[@]}; do
+    wait $pid || RET=$?
+  done
+  if ((RET != 0)); then
+    echo "compare_demoted_promoted_image failed"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  for j in {1..10}; do
+    IMG=${IMG_PREFIX}${j}
+    # Allow for removal of non-primary image by checking that mirroring
+    # image status is "up+replaying"
+    wait_for_replaying_status_in_pool_dir ${CLUSTER1} ${POOL} ${IMG}
+    remove_image ${CLUSTER2} ${POOL} ${IMG}
+    wait_for_image_removal ${CLUSTER1} ${POOL} ${IMG}
+    rm -rf ${MNTPT_PREFIX}${j}
+  done
+done
+
+echo OK