diff --git a/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
index cded547d1d4b8e278ac340552121100b4052b92c..3ae11a7a8f3589051ee23e94d8ad2110046d8fba 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from avocado import skip
 from avocado import skipUnless
 from avocado_qemu import Test
+from avocado_qemu import exec_command
 from avocado_qemu import exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
 from avocado_qemu import interrupt_interactive_console_until_pattern
 from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
@@ -477,6 +478,48 @@ def test_arm_raspi2_uart0(self):
         """
         self.do_test_arm_raspi2(0)
 
+    def test_arm_raspi2_initrd(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:arm
+        :avocado: tags=machine:raspi2
+        """
+        deb_url = ('http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/'
+                   'pool/main/r/raspberrypi-firmware/'
+                   'raspberrypi-kernel_1.20190215-1_armhf.deb')
+        deb_hash = 'cd284220b32128c5084037553db3c482426f3972'
+        deb_path = self.fetch_asset(deb_url, asset_hash=deb_hash)
+        kernel_path = self.extract_from_deb(deb_path, '/boot/kernel7.img')
+        dtb_path = self.extract_from_deb(deb_path, '/boot/bcm2709-rpi-2-b.dtb')
+
+        initrd_url = ('https://github.com/groeck/linux-build-test/raw/'
+                      '2eb0a73b5d5a28df3170c546ddaaa9757e1e0848/rootfs/'
+                      'arm/rootfs-armv7a.cpio.gz')
+        initrd_hash = '604b2e45cdf35045846b8bbfbf2129b1891bdc9c'
+        initrd_path_gz = self.fetch_asset(initrd_url, asset_hash=initrd_hash)
+        initrd_path = os.path.join(self.workdir, 'rootfs.cpio')
+        archive.gzip_uncompress(initrd_path_gz, initrd_path)
+
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
+                               'earlycon=pl011,0x3f201000 console=ttyAMA0 '
+                               'panic=-1 noreboot ' +
+                               'dwc_otg.fiq_fsm_enable=0')
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
+                         '-dtb', dtb_path,
+                         '-initrd', initrd_path,
+                         '-append', kernel_command_line,
+                         '-no-reboot')
+        self.vm.launch()
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern('Boot successful.')
+
+        exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'cat /proc/cpuinfo',
+                                                'BCM2835')
+        exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'cat /proc/iomem',
+                                                '/soc/cprman@7e101000')
+        exec_command(self, 'halt')
+        # Wait for VM to shut down gracefully
+        self.vm.wait()
+
     def test_arm_exynos4210_initrd(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:arm