diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index caf0a1f8fa..92b00927d4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ matrix:
 
     # Acceptance (Functional) tests
     - env:
-        - CONFIG="--python=/usr/bin/python3 --target-list=x86_64-softmmu,mips-softmmu,mips64el-softmmu,aarch64-softmmu,arm-softmmu,s390x-softmmu,alpha-softmmu"
+        - CONFIG="--python=/usr/bin/python3 --target-list=x86_64-softmmu,mips-softmmu,mips64el-softmmu,aarch64-softmmu,arm-softmmu,s390x-softmmu,alpha-softmmu,ppc64-softmmu"
         - TEST_CMD="make check-acceptance"
       after_failure:
         - cat tests/results/latest/job.log
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
index 32159503e9..2504ef0150 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -354,3 +354,22 @@ class BootLinuxConsole(Test):
         self.vm.launch()
         console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
         self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
+
+    def test_ppc64_pseries(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:ppc64
+        :avocado: tags=machine:pseries
+        """
+        kernel_url = ('https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/'
+                      'releases/29/Everything/ppc64le/os/ppc/ppc64/vmlinuz')
+        kernel_hash = '3fe04abfc852b66653b8c3c897a59a689270bc77'
+        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
+
+        self.vm.set_machine('pseries')
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        kernel_command_line = self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE + 'console=hvc0'
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
+                         '-append', kernel_command_line)
+        self.vm.launch()
+        console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)