diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index a9f325ada4cb..78c96aabd00f 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ PHONY += tinyconfig
 tinyconfig:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile allnoconfig tiny.config
 
+# CHECK: -o cache_dir=<path> working?
+PHONY += testconfig
+testconfig: $(obj)/conf
+	$(PYTHON3) -B -m pytest $(srctree)/$(src)/tests \
+	-o cache_dir=$(abspath $(obj)/tests/.cache) \
+	$(if $(findstring 1,$(KBUILD_VERBOSE)),--capture=no)
+clean-dirs += tests/.cache
+
 # Help text used by make help
 help:
 	@echo  '  config	  - Update current config utilising a line-oriented program'
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/tests/conftest.py b/scripts/kconfig/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0345ef6e3273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,291 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2018 Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
+#
+
+"""
+Kconfig unit testing framework.
+
+This provides fixture functions commonly used from test files.
+"""
+
+import os
+import pytest
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+
+CONF_PATH = os.path.abspath(os.path.join('scripts', 'kconfig', 'conf'))
+
+
+class Conf:
+    """Kconfig runner and result checker.
+
+    This class provides methods to run text-based interface of Kconfig
+    (scripts/kconfig/conf) and retrieve the resulted configuration,
+    stdout, and stderr.  It also provides methods to compare those
+    results with expectations.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, request):
+        """Create a new Conf instance.
+
+        request: object to introspect the requesting test module
+        """
+        # the directory of the test being run
+        self._test_dir = os.path.dirname(str(request.fspath))
+
+    # runners
+    def _run_conf(self, mode, dot_config=None, out_file='.config',
+                  interactive=False, in_keys=None, extra_env={}):
+        """Run text-based Kconfig executable and save the result.
+
+        mode: input mode option (--oldaskconfig, --defconfig=<file> etc.)
+        dot_config: .config file to use for configuration base
+        out_file: file name to contain the output config data
+        interactive: flag to specify the interactive mode
+        in_keys: key inputs for interactive modes
+        extra_env: additional environments
+        returncode: exit status of the Kconfig executable
+        """
+        command = [CONF_PATH, mode, 'Kconfig']
+
+        # Override 'srctree' environment to make the test as the top directory
+        extra_env['srctree'] = self._test_dir
+
+        # Run Kconfig in a temporary directory.
+        # This directory is automatically removed when done.
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+
+            # if .config is given, copy it to the working directory
+            if dot_config:
+                shutil.copyfile(os.path.join(self._test_dir, dot_config),
+                                os.path.join(temp_dir, '.config'))
+
+            ps = subprocess.Popen(command,
+                                  stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                  stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                  stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                  cwd=temp_dir,
+                                  env=dict(os.environ, **extra_env))
+
+            # If input key sequence is given, feed it to stdin.
+            if in_keys:
+                ps.stdin.write(in_keys.encode('utf-8'))
+
+            while ps.poll() is None:
+                # For interactive modes such as oldaskconfig, oldconfig,
+                # send 'Enter' key until the program finishes.
+                if interactive:
+                    ps.stdin.write(b'\n')
+
+            self.retcode = ps.returncode
+            self.stdout = ps.stdout.read().decode()
+            self.stderr = ps.stderr.read().decode()
+
+            # Retrieve the resulted config data only when .config is supposed
+            # to exist.  If the command fails, the .config does not exist.
+            # 'listnewconfig' does not produce .config in the first place.
+            if self.retcode == 0 and out_file:
+                with open(os.path.join(temp_dir, out_file)) as f:
+                    self.config = f.read()
+            else:
+                self.config = None
+
+        # Logging:
+        # Pytest captures the following information by default.  In failure
+        # of tests, the captured log will be displayed.  This will be useful to
+        # figure out what has happened.
+
+        print("[command]\n{}\n".format(' '.join(command)))
+
+        print("[retcode]\n{}\n".format(self.retcode))
+
+        print("[stdout]")
+        print(self.stdout)
+
+        print("[stderr]")
+        print(self.stderr)
+
+        if self.config is not None:
+            print("[output for '{}']".format(out_file))
+            print(self.config)
+
+        return self.retcode
+
+    def oldaskconfig(self, dot_config=None, in_keys=None):
+        """Run oldaskconfig.
+
+        dot_config: .config file to use for configuration base (optional)
+        in_key: key inputs (optional)
+        returncode: exit status of the Kconfig executable
+        """
+        return self._run_conf('--oldaskconfig', dot_config=dot_config,
+                              interactive=True, in_keys=in_keys)
+
+    def oldconfig(self, dot_config=None, in_keys=None):
+        """Run oldconfig.
+
+        dot_config: .config file to use for configuration base (optional)
+        in_key: key inputs (optional)
+        returncode: exit status of the Kconfig executable
+        """
+        return self._run_conf('--oldconfig', dot_config=dot_config,
+                              interactive=True, in_keys=in_keys)
+
+    def olddefconfig(self, dot_config=None):
+        """Run olddefconfig.
+
+        dot_config: .config file to use for configuration base (optional)
+        returncode: exit status of the Kconfig executable
+        """
+        return self._run_conf('--olddefconfig', dot_config=dot_config)
+
+    def defconfig(self, defconfig):
+        """Run defconfig.
+
+        defconfig: defconfig file for input
+        returncode: exit status of the Kconfig executable
+        """
+        defconfig_path = os.path.join(self._test_dir, defconfig)
+        return self._run_conf('--defconfig={}'.format(defconfig_path))
+
+    def _allconfig(self, mode, all_config):
+        if all_config:
+            all_config_path = os.path.join(self._test_dir, all_config)
+            extra_env = {'KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG': all_config_path}
+        else:
+            extra_env = {}
+
+        return self._run_conf('--{}config'.format(mode), extra_env=extra_env)
+
+    def allyesconfig(self, all_config=None):
+        """Run allyesconfig.
+
+        all_config: fragment config file for KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG (optional)
+        returncode: exit status of the Kconfig executable
+        """
+        return self._allconfig('allyes', all_config)
+
+    def allmodconfig(self, all_config=None):
+        """Run allmodconfig.
+
+        all_config: fragment config file for KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG (optional)
+        returncode: exit status of the Kconfig executable
+        """
+        return self._allconfig('allmod', all_config)
+
+    def allnoconfig(self, all_config=None):
+        """Run allnoconfig.
+
+        all_config: fragment config file for KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG (optional)
+        returncode: exit status of the Kconfig executable
+        """
+        return self._allconfig('allno', all_config)
+
+    def alldefconfig(self, all_config=None):
+        """Run alldefconfig.
+
+        all_config: fragment config file for KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG (optional)
+        returncode: exit status of the Kconfig executable
+        """
+        return self._allconfig('alldef', all_config)
+
+    def randconfig(self, all_config=None):
+        """Run randconfig.
+
+        all_config: fragment config file for KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG (optional)
+        returncode: exit status of the Kconfig executable
+        """
+        return self._allconfig('rand', all_config)
+
+    def savedefconfig(self, dot_config):
+        """Run savedefconfig.
+
+        dot_config: .config file for input
+        returncode: exit status of the Kconfig executable
+        """
+        return self._run_conf('--savedefconfig', out_file='defconfig')
+
+    def listnewconfig(self, dot_config=None):
+        """Run listnewconfig.
+
+        dot_config: .config file to use for configuration base (optional)
+        returncode: exit status of the Kconfig executable
+        """
+        return self._run_conf('--listnewconfig', dot_config=dot_config,
+                              out_file=None)
+
+    # checkers
+    def _read_and_compare(self, compare, expected):
+        """Compare the result with expectation.
+
+        compare: function to compare the result with expectation
+        expected: file that contains the expected data
+        """
+        with open(os.path.join(self._test_dir, expected)) as f:
+            expected_data = f.read()
+        return compare(self, expected_data)
+
+    def _contains(self, attr, expected):
+        return self._read_and_compare(
+                                    lambda s, e: getattr(s, attr).find(e) >= 0,
+                                    expected)
+
+    def _matches(self, attr, expected):
+        return self._read_and_compare(lambda s, e: getattr(s, attr) == e,
+                                      expected)
+
+    def config_contains(self, expected):
+        """Check if resulted configuration contains expected data.
+
+        expected: file that contains the expected data
+        returncode: True if result contains the expected data, False otherwise
+        """
+        return self._contains('config', expected)
+
+    def config_matches(self, expected):
+        """Check if resulted configuration exactly matches expected data.
+
+        expected: file that contains the expected data
+        returncode: True if result matches the expected data, False otherwise
+        """
+        return self._matches('config', expected)
+
+    def stdout_contains(self, expected):
+        """Check if resulted stdout contains expected data.
+
+        expected: file that contains the expected data
+        returncode: True if result contains the expected data, False otherwise
+        """
+        return self._contains('stdout', expected)
+
+    def stdout_matches(self, expected):
+        """Check if resulted stdout exactly matches expected data.
+
+        expected: file that contains the expected data
+        returncode: True if result matches the expected data, False otherwise
+        """
+        return self._matches('stdout', expected)
+
+    def stderr_contains(self, expected):
+        """Check if resulted stderr contains expected data.
+
+        expected: file that contains the expected data
+        returncode: True if result contains the expected data, False otherwise
+        """
+        return self._contains('stderr', expected)
+
+    def stderr_matches(self, expected):
+        """Check if resulted stderr exactly matches expected data.
+
+        expected: file that contains the expected data
+        returncode: True if result matches the expected data, False otherwise
+        """
+        return self._matches('stderr', expected)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def conf(request):
+    """Create a Conf instance and provide it to test functions."""
+    return Conf(request)
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/tests/pytest.ini b/scripts/kconfig/tests/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85d7ce8e448b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[pytest]
+addopts = --verbose
+
+# Pytest requires that test files have unique names, because pytest imports
+# them as top-level modules.  It is silly to prefix or suffix a test file with
+# the directory name that contains it.  Use __init__.py for all test files.
+python_files = __init__.py