diff --git a/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
index 67d7e96d98..a4fa31b411 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -292,6 +292,42 @@ class BootLinuxConsole(Test):
         self.vm.launch()
         self.wait_for_console_pattern('init started: BusyBox')
 
+    def do_test_arm_raspi2(self, uart_id):
+        """
+        The kernel can be rebuilt using the kernel source referenced
+        and following the instructions on the on:
+        https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/linux/kernel/building.md
+        """
+        serial_kernel_cmdline = {
+            0: 'earlycon=pl011,0x3f201000 console=ttyAMA0',
+        }
+        deb_url = ('http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/'
+                   'pool/main/r/raspberrypi-firmware/'
+                   'raspberrypi-kernel_1.20190215-1_armhf.deb')
+        deb_hash = 'cd284220b32128c5084037553db3c482426f3972'
+        deb_path = self.fetch_asset(deb_url, asset_hash=deb_hash)
+        kernel_path = self.extract_from_deb(deb_path, '/boot/kernel7.img')
+        dtb_path = self.extract_from_deb(deb_path, '/boot/bcm2709-rpi-2-b.dtb')
+
+        self.vm.set_machine('raspi2')
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
+                               serial_kernel_cmdline[uart_id])
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
+                         '-dtb', dtb_path,
+                         '-append', kernel_command_line)
+        self.vm.launch()
+        console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
+
+    def test_arm_raspi2_uart0(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:arm
+        :avocado: tags=machine:raspi2
+        :avocado: tags=device:pl011
+        """
+        self.do_test_arm_raspi2(0)
+
     def test_s390x_s390_ccw_virtio(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:s390x