diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 6c4b9103e9..72bf2cd220 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ check-qtest-i386-y += tests/hd-geo-test$(EXESUF)
 gcov-files-i386-y += hw/hd-geometry.c
 check-qtest-i386-y += tests/rtc-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-i386-y += tests/i440fx-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-i386-y += tests/fw_cfg-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-x86_64-y = $(check-qtest-i386-y)
 gcov-files-i386-y += i386-softmmu/hw/mc146818rtc.c
 gcov-files-x86_64-y = $(subst i386-softmmu/,x86_64-softmmu/,$(gcov-files-i386-y))
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ tests/fdc-test$(EXESUF): tests/fdc-test.o
 tests/hd-geo-test$(EXESUF): tests/hd-geo-test.o
 tests/tmp105-test$(EXESUF): tests/tmp105-test.o
 tests/i440fx-test$(EXESUF): tests/i440fx-test.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y)
+tests/fw_cfg-test$(EXESUF): tests/fw_cfg-test.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y)
 
 # QTest rules
 
diff --git a/tests/fw_cfg-test.c b/tests/fw_cfg-test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c284c4d743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fw_cfg-test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*
+ * qtest fw_cfg test case
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2012-2013
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#define NO_QEMU_PROTOS
+
+#include "libqtest.h"
+#include "hw/nvram/fw_cfg.h"
+#include "libqos/fw_cfg-pc.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+
+static uint64_t ram_size = 128 << 20;
+static uint16_t nb_cpus = 1;
+static uint16_t max_cpus = 1;
+static uint64_t nb_nodes = 0;
+static uint16_t boot_menu = 0;
+static QFWCFG *fw_cfg = NULL;
+
+static void test_fw_cfg_signature(void)
+{
+    char buf[5];
+
+    qfw_cfg_get(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_SIGNATURE, buf, 4);
+    buf[4] = 0;
+
+    g_assert_cmpstr(buf, ==, "QEMU");
+}
+
+static void test_fw_cfg_id(void)
+{
+    g_assert_cmpint(qfw_cfg_get_u32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_ID), ==, 1);
+}
+
+static void test_fw_cfg_uuid(void)
+{
+    uint8_t buf[16];
+    static const uint8_t uuid[16] = {
+        0x46, 0x00, 0xcb, 0x32, 0x38, 0xec, 0x4b, 0x2f,
+        0x8a, 0xcb, 0x81, 0xc6, 0xea, 0x54, 0xf2, 0xd8,
+    };
+
+    qfw_cfg_get(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_UUID, buf, 16);
+    g_assert(memcmp(buf, uuid, sizeof(buf)) == 0);
+}
+
+static void test_fw_cfg_ram_size(void)
+{
+    g_assert_cmpint(qfw_cfg_get_u64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_RAM_SIZE), ==, ram_size);
+}
+
+static void test_fw_cfg_nographic(void)
+{
+    g_assert_cmpint(qfw_cfg_get_u16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NOGRAPHIC), ==, 0);
+}
+
+static void test_fw_cfg_nb_cpus(void)
+{
+    g_assert_cmpint(qfw_cfg_get_u16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS), ==, nb_cpus);
+}
+
+static void test_fw_cfg_max_cpus(void)
+{
+    g_assert_cmpint(qfw_cfg_get_u16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS), ==, max_cpus);
+}
+
+static void test_fw_cfg_numa(void)
+{
+    uint64_t *cpu_mask;
+    uint64_t *node_mask;
+
+    g_assert_cmpint(qfw_cfg_get_u64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NUMA), ==, nb_nodes);
+
+    cpu_mask = g_malloc0(sizeof(uint64_t) * max_cpus);
+    node_mask = g_malloc0(sizeof(uint64_t) * nb_nodes);
+
+    qfw_cfg_read_data(fw_cfg, cpu_mask, sizeof(uint64_t) * max_cpus);
+    qfw_cfg_read_data(fw_cfg, node_mask, sizeof(uint64_t) * nb_nodes);
+
+    if (nb_nodes) {
+        g_assert(cpu_mask[0] & 0x01);
+        g_assert_cmpint(node_mask[0], ==, ram_size);
+    }
+
+    g_free(node_mask);
+    g_free(cpu_mask);
+}
+
+static void test_fw_cfg_boot_menu(void)
+{
+    g_assert_cmpint(qfw_cfg_get_u16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_BOOT_MENU), ==, boot_menu);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    QTestState *s;
+    char *cmdline;
+    int ret;
+
+    g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
+
+    fw_cfg = pc_fw_cfg_init();
+
+    g_test_add_func("/fw_cfg/signature", test_fw_cfg_signature);
+    g_test_add_func("/fw_cfg/id", test_fw_cfg_id);
+    g_test_add_func("/fw_cfg/uuid", test_fw_cfg_uuid);
+    g_test_add_func("/fw_cfg/ram_size", test_fw_cfg_ram_size);
+    g_test_add_func("/fw_cfg/nographic", test_fw_cfg_nographic);
+    g_test_add_func("/fw_cfg/nb_cpus", test_fw_cfg_nb_cpus);
+#if 0
+    g_test_add_func("/fw_cfg/machine_id", test_fw_cfg_machine_id);
+    g_test_add_func("/fw_cfg/kernel", test_fw_cfg_kernel);
+    g_test_add_func("/fw_cfg/initrd", test_fw_cfg_initrd);
+    g_test_add_func("/fw_cfg/boot_device", test_fw_cfg_boot_device);
+#endif
+    g_test_add_func("/fw_cfg/max_cpus", test_fw_cfg_max_cpus);
+    g_test_add_func("/fw_cfg/numa", test_fw_cfg_numa);
+    g_test_add_func("/fw_cfg/boot_menu", test_fw_cfg_boot_menu);
+
+    cmdline = g_strdup_printf("-display none "
+                              "-uuid 4600cb32-38ec-4b2f-8acb-81c6ea54f2d8 ");
+    s = qtest_start(cmdline);
+    g_free(cmdline);
+
+    ret = g_test_run();
+
+    if (s) {
+        qtest_quit(s);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}