diff --git a/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
index 0a49c0e276..06fc967f6c 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -1176,6 +1176,41 @@ class BootLinuxConsole(LinuxKernelTest):
         tar_hash = '6951d86d644b302898da2fd701739c9406527fe1'
         self.do_test_advcal_2018('19', tar_hash, 'uImage')
 
+    def do_test_ppc64_powernv(self, proc):
+        images_url = ('https://github.com/open-power/op-build/releases/download/v2.7/')
+
+        kernel_url = images_url + 'zImage.epapr'
+        kernel_hash = '0ab237df661727e5392cee97460e8674057a883c5f74381a128fa772588d45cd'
+        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash,
+                                       algorithm='sha256')
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
+                         '-append', 'console=tty0 console=hvc0',
+                         '-device', 'pcie-pci-bridge,id=bridge1,bus=pcie.1,addr=0x0',
+                         '-device', 'nvme,bus=pcie.2,addr=0x0,serial=1234',
+                         '-device', 'e1000e,bus=bridge1,addr=0x3',
+                         '-device', 'nec-usb-xhci,bus=bridge1,addr=0x2')
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("CPU: " + proc + " generation processor")
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("zImage starting: loaded")
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("Run /init as init process")
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("Creating 1 MTD partitions")
+
+    def test_ppc_powernv8(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:ppc64
+        :avocado: tags=machine:powernv8
+        """
+        self.do_test_ppc64_powernv('P8')
+
+    def test_ppc_powernv9(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:ppc64
+        :avocado: tags=machine:powernv9
+        """
+        self.do_test_ppc64_powernv('P9')
+
     def test_ppc_g3beige(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:ppc