diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index b66c46dcb9..264374adbe 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ F: hw/rtc/twl92230.c
 F: include/hw/display/blizzard.h
 F: include/hw/input/tsc2xxx.h
 F: include/hw/misc/cbus.h
+F: tests/acceptance/machine_arm_n8x0.py
 
 Palm
 M: Andrzej Zaborowski <balrogg@gmail.com>
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/machine_arm_n8x0.py b/tests/acceptance/machine_arm_n8x0.py
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index 0000000000..e5741f2d8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acceptance/machine_arm_n8x0.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Functional test that boots a Linux kernel and checks the console
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Author:
+#  Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
+# later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+
+import os
+
+from avocado import skipUnless
+from avocado_qemu import Test
+from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
+
+class N8x0Machine(Test):
+    """Boots the Linux kernel and checks that the console is operational"""
+
+    timeout = 90
+
+    def __do_test_n8x0(self):
+        kernel_url = ('http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/meego-n8x0/'
+                      'meego-arm-n8x0-1.0.80.20100712.1431-'
+                      'vmlinuz-2.6.35~rc4-129.1-n8x0')
+        kernel_hash = 'e9d5ab8d7548923a0061b6fbf601465e479ed269'
+        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
+
+        self.vm.set_console(console_index=1)
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
+                         '-append', 'printk.time=0 console=ttyS1')
+        self.vm.launch()
+        wait_for_console_pattern(self, 'TSC2005 driver initializing')
+
+    @skipUnless(os.getenv('AVOCADO_ALLOW_UNTRUSTED_CODE'), 'untrusted code')
+    def test_n800(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:arm
+        :avocado: tags=machine:n800
+        """
+        self.__do_test_n8x0()
+
+    @skipUnless(os.getenv('AVOCADO_ALLOW_UNTRUSTED_CODE'), 'untrusted code')
+    def test_n810(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:arm
+        :avocado: tags=machine:n810
+        """
+        self.__do_test_n8x0()