diff --git a/tests/functional/meson.build b/tests/functional/meson.build
index b721b6ec44..8e4ea9cff7 100644
--- a/tests/functional/meson.build
+++ b/tests/functional/meson.build
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ tests_x86_64_system_quick = [
 
 tests_x86_64_system_thorough = [
   'netdev_ethtool',
+  'virtio_gpu',
 ]
 
 precache_all = []
diff --git a/tests/avocado/virtio-gpu.py b/tests/functional/test_virtio_gpu.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 73%
rename from tests/avocado/virtio-gpu.py
rename to tests/functional/test_virtio_gpu.py
index 6091f614a4..441cbdcf2d
--- a/tests/avocado/virtio-gpu.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_virtio_gpu.py
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
 # virtio-gpu tests
 #
 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
 # later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
 
-from avocado_qemu import BUILD_DIR
-from avocado_qemu import QemuSystemTest
-from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
-from avocado_qemu import exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
-from avocado_qemu import is_readable_executable_file
+from qemu_test import BUILD_DIR
+from qemu_test import QemuSystemTest, Asset
+from qemu_test import wait_for_console_pattern
+from qemu_test import exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
+from qemu_test import is_readable_executable_file
 
 from qemu.utils import kvm_available
 
@@ -28,25 +30,18 @@ def pick_default_vug_bin():
 
 
 class VirtioGPUx86(QemuSystemTest):
-    """
-    :avocado: tags=virtio-gpu
-    :avocado: tags=arch:x86_64
-    :avocado: tags=cpu:host
-    """
 
     KERNEL_COMMAND_LINE = "printk.time=0 console=ttyS0 rdinit=/bin/bash"
-    KERNEL_URL = (
-        "https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora"
-        "/linux/releases/33/Everything/x86_64/os/images"
-        "/pxeboot/vmlinuz"
-    )
-    KERNEL_HASH = '1433cfe3f2ffaa44de4ecfb57ec25dc2399cdecf'
-    INITRD_URL = (
-        "https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora"
-        "/linux/releases/33/Everything/x86_64/os/images"
-        "/pxeboot/initrd.img"
-    )
-    INITRD_HASH = 'c828d68a027b53e5220536585efe03412332c2d9'
+    ASSET_KERNEL = Asset(
+        ("https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora"
+         "/linux/releases/33/Everything/x86_64/os/images"
+         "/pxeboot/vmlinuz"),
+        '2dc5fb5cfe9ac278fa45640f3602d9b7a08cc189ed63fd9b162b07073e4df397')
+    ASSET_INITRD = Asset(
+        ("https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora"
+         "/linux/releases/33/Everything/x86_64/os/images"
+         "/pxeboot/initrd.img"),
+        'c49b97f893a5349e4883452178763e402bdc5caa8845b226a2d1329b5f356045')
 
     def wait_for_console_pattern(self, success_message, vm=None):
         wait_for_console_pattern(
@@ -57,16 +52,14 @@ class VirtioGPUx86(QemuSystemTest):
         )
 
     def test_virtio_vga_virgl(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=device:virtio-vga-gl
-        """
         # FIXME: should check presence of virtio, virgl etc
         self.require_accelerator('kvm')
 
-        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(self.KERNEL_URL, self.KERNEL_HASH)
-        initrd_path = self.fetch_asset(self.INITRD_URL, self.INITRD_HASH)
+        kernel_path = self.ASSET_KERNEL.fetch()
+        initrd_path = self.ASSET_INITRD.fetch()
 
         self.vm.set_console()
+        self.vm.add_args("-cpu", "host")
         self.vm.add_args("-m", "2G")
         self.vm.add_args("-machine", "pc,accel=kvm")
         self.vm.add_args("-device", "virtio-vga-gl")
@@ -83,7 +76,7 @@ class VirtioGPUx86(QemuSystemTest):
             self.vm.launch()
         except:
             # TODO: probably fails because we are missing the VirGL features
-            self.cancel("VirGL not enabled?")
+            self.skipTest("VirGL not enabled?")
 
         self.wait_for_console_pattern("as init process")
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(
@@ -92,18 +85,15 @@ class VirtioGPUx86(QemuSystemTest):
         self.wait_for_console_pattern("features: +virgl +edid")
 
     def test_vhost_user_vga_virgl(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=device:vhost-user-vga
-        """
         # FIXME: should check presence of vhost-user-gpu, virgl, memfd etc
         self.require_accelerator('kvm')
 
         vug = pick_default_vug_bin()
         if not vug:
-            self.cancel("Could not find vhost-user-gpu")
+            self.skipTest("Could not find vhost-user-gpu")
 
-        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(self.KERNEL_URL, self.KERNEL_HASH)
-        initrd_path = self.fetch_asset(self.INITRD_URL, self.INITRD_HASH)
+        kernel_path = self.ASSET_KERNEL.fetch()
+        initrd_path = self.ASSET_INITRD.fetch()
 
         # Create socketpair to connect proxy and remote processes
         qemu_sock, vug_sock = socket.socketpair(
@@ -129,6 +119,7 @@ class VirtioGPUx86(QemuSystemTest):
         )
 
         self.vm.set_console()
+        self.vm.add_args("-cpu", "host")
         self.vm.add_args("-m", "2G")
         self.vm.add_args("-object", "memory-backend-memfd,id=mem,size=2G")
         self.vm.add_args("-machine", "pc,memory-backend=mem,accel=kvm")
@@ -147,7 +138,7 @@ class VirtioGPUx86(QemuSystemTest):
             self.vm.launch()
         except:
             # TODO: probably fails because we are missing the VirGL features
-            self.cancel("VirGL not enabled?")
+            self.skipTest("VirGL not enabled?")
         self.wait_for_console_pattern("as init process")
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, "/usr/sbin/modprobe virtio_gpu",
                                           "features: +virgl +edid")
@@ -155,3 +146,6 @@ class VirtioGPUx86(QemuSystemTest):
         qemu_sock.close()
         vugp.terminate()
         vugp.wait()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    QemuSystemTest.main()