diff --git a/tests/acpi-test-data/pc/DSDT.ipmikcs b/tests/acpi-test-data/pc/DSDT.ipmikcs
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diff --git a/tests/acpi-test-data/q35/DSDT.ipmibt b/tests/acpi-test-data/q35/DSDT.ipmibt
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diff --git a/tests/bios-tables-test.c b/tests/bios-tables-test.c
index 16d11aa854..92c90dd194 100644
--- a/tests/bios-tables-test.c
+++ b/tests/bios-tables-test.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ typedef struct {
     GArray *tables;
     uint32_t smbios_ep_addr;
     struct smbios_21_entry_point smbios_ep_table;
+    uint8_t *required_struct_types;
+    int required_struct_types_len;
 } test_data;
 
 #define ACPI_READ_FIELD(field, addr)           \
@@ -334,7 +336,7 @@ static void test_acpi_tables(test_data *data)
     for (i = 0; i < tables_nr; i++) {
         AcpiSdtTable ssdt_table;
 
-        memset(&ssdt_table, 0 , sizeof(ssdt_table));
+        memset(&ssdt_table, 0, sizeof(ssdt_table));
         uint32_t addr = data->rsdt_tables_addr[i + 1]; /* fadt is first */
         test_dst_table(&ssdt_table, addr);
         g_array_append_val(data->tables, ssdt_table);
@@ -661,7 +663,6 @@ static void test_smbios_structs(test_data *data)
     uint32_t addr = ep_table->structure_table_address;
     int i, len, max_len = 0;
     uint8_t type, prv, crt;
-    uint8_t required_struct_types[] = {0, 1, 3, 4, 16, 17, 19, 32, 127};
 
     /* walk the smbios tables */
     for (i = 0; i < ep_table->number_of_structures; i++) {
@@ -701,8 +702,8 @@ static void test_smbios_structs(test_data *data)
     g_assert_cmpuint(ep_table->max_structure_size, ==, max_len);
 
     /* required struct types must all be present */
-    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(required_struct_types); i++) {
-        g_assert(test_bit(required_struct_types[i], struct_bitmap));
+    for (i = 0; i < data->required_struct_types_len; i++) {
+        g_assert(test_bit(data->required_struct_types[i], struct_bitmap));
     }
 }
 
@@ -742,6 +743,10 @@ static void test_acpi_one(const char *params, test_data *data)
     g_free(args);
 }
 
+static uint8_t base_required_struct_types[] = {
+    0, 1, 3, 4, 16, 17, 19, 32, 127
+};
+
 static void test_acpi_piix4_tcg(void)
 {
     test_data data;
@@ -751,6 +756,8 @@ static void test_acpi_piix4_tcg(void)
      */
     memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
+    data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);
     test_acpi_one("-machine accel=tcg", &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
 }
@@ -762,6 +769,8 @@ static void test_acpi_piix4_tcg_bridge(void)
     memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
     data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
     data.variant = ".bridge";
+    data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
+    data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);
     test_acpi_one("-machine accel=tcg -device pci-bridge,chassis_nr=1", &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
 }
@@ -772,6 +781,8 @@ static void test_acpi_q35_tcg(void)
 
     memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
+    data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);
     test_acpi_one("-machine q35,accel=tcg", &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
 }
@@ -783,11 +794,50 @@ static void test_acpi_q35_tcg_bridge(void)
     memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
     data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
     data.variant = ".bridge";
+    data.required_struct_types = base_required_struct_types;
+    data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(base_required_struct_types);
     test_acpi_one("-machine q35,accel=tcg -device pci-bridge,chassis_nr=1",
                   &data);
     free_test_data(&data);
 }
 
+static uint8_t ipmi_required_struct_types[] = {
+    0, 1, 3, 4, 16, 17, 19, 32, 38, 127
+};
+
+static void test_acpi_q35_tcg_ipmi(void)
+{
+    test_data data;
+
+    memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
+    data.machine = MACHINE_Q35;
+    data.variant = ".ipmibt";
+    data.required_struct_types = ipmi_required_struct_types;
+    data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(ipmi_required_struct_types);
+    test_acpi_one("-machine q35,accel=tcg -device ipmi-bmc-sim,id=bmc0"
+                  " -device isa-ipmi-bt,bmc=bmc0",
+                  &data);
+    free_test_data(&data);
+}
+
+static void test_acpi_piix4_tcg_ipmi(void)
+{
+    test_data data;
+
+    /* Supplying -machine accel argument overrides the default (qtest).
+     * This is to make guest actually run.
+     */
+    memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
+    data.machine = MACHINE_PC;
+    data.variant = ".ipmikcs";
+    data.required_struct_types = ipmi_required_struct_types;
+    data.required_struct_types_len = ARRAY_SIZE(ipmi_required_struct_types);
+    test_acpi_one("-machine accel=tcg -device ipmi-bmc-sim,id=bmc0"
+                  " -device isa-ipmi-kcs,irq=0,bmc=bmc0",
+                  &data);
+    free_test_data(&data);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     const char *arch = qtest_get_arch();
@@ -804,6 +854,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         qtest_add_func("acpi/piix4/tcg/bridge", test_acpi_piix4_tcg_bridge);
         qtest_add_func("acpi/q35/tcg", test_acpi_q35_tcg);
         qtest_add_func("acpi/q35/tcg/bridge", test_acpi_q35_tcg_bridge);
+        qtest_add_func("acpi/piix4/tcg/ipmi", test_acpi_piix4_tcg_ipmi);
+        qtest_add_func("acpi/q35/tcg/ipmi", test_acpi_q35_tcg_ipmi);
     }
     ret = g_test_run();
     boot_sector_cleanup(disk);