diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9b271b963d..66448d99d6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ 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"
+        - CONFIG="--python=/usr/bin/python3 --target-list=x86_64-softmmu,mips-softmmu,mips64el-softmmu,aarch64-softmmu,arm-softmmu,s390x-softmmu,alpha-softmmu"
         - TEST_CMD="make check-acceptance"
       addons:
         apt:
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
index 7c1099e5c8..d5c500ea30 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -195,3 +195,25 @@ class BootLinuxConsole(Test):
         self.vm.launch()
         console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
         self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
+
+    def test_alpha_clipper(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:alpha
+        :avocado: tags=machine:clipper
+        """
+        kernel_url = ('http://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/'
+                      'installer-alpha/current/images/cdrom/vmlinuz')
+        kernel_hash = '3a943149335529e2ed3e74d0d787b85fb5671ba3'
+        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
+
+        uncompressed_kernel = archive.uncompress(kernel_path, self.workdir)
+
+        self.vm.set_machine('clipper')
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        kernel_command_line = self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE + 'console=ttyS0'
+        self.vm.add_args('-vga', 'std',
+                         '-kernel', uncompressed_kernel,
+                         '-append', kernel_command_line)
+        self.vm.launch()
+        console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)