diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 822f89847b..a25022a77a 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1310,6 +1310,7 @@ F: include/hw/m68k/q800-glue.h
 F: include/hw/misc/djmemc.h
 F: include/hw/misc/iosb.h
 F: include/hw/audio/asc.h
+F: tests/functional/test_m68k_q800.py
 
 virt
 M: Laurent Vivier <laurent@vivier.eu>
diff --git a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
index 18c69d6acc..396836bf64 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -1325,30 +1325,6 @@ class BootLinuxConsole(LinuxKernelTest):
         console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
         self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
 
-    def test_m68k_q800(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:m68k
-        :avocado: tags=machine:q800
-        """
-        deb_url = ('https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian-ports'
-                   '/20191021T083923Z/pool-m68k/main'
-                   '/l/linux/kernel-image-5.3.0-1-m68k-di_5.3.7-1_m68k.udeb')
-        deb_hash = '044954bb9be4160a3ce81f8bc1b5e856b75cccd1'
-        deb_path = self.fetch_asset(deb_url, asset_hash=deb_hash)
-        kernel_path = self.extract_from_deb(deb_path,
-                                            '/boot/vmlinux-5.3.0-1-m68k')
-
-        self.vm.set_console()
-        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
-                               'console=ttyS0 vga=off')
-        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)
-        console_pattern = 'No filesystem could mount root'
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
-
     def do_test_advcal_2018(self, day, tar_hash, kernel_name, console=0):
         tar_url = ('https://qemu-advcal.gitlab.io'
                    '/qac-best-of-multiarch/download/day' + day + '.tar.xz')
diff --git a/tests/functional/meson.build b/tests/functional/meson.build
index cda89c4b0c..c6bb345d2c 100644
--- a/tests/functional/meson.build
+++ b/tests/functional/meson.build
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ tests_loongarch64_system_thorough = [
 ]
 
 tests_m68k_system_thorough = [
-  'm68k_nextcube'
+  'm68k_nextcube',
+  'm68k_q800',
 ]
 
 tests_microblaze_system_thorough = [
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_m68k_q800.py b/tests/functional/test_m68k_q800.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3b17244b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/test_m68k_q800.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Functional test for testing the q800 m68k machine
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
+# later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+
+from qemu_test import LinuxKernelTest, Asset
+
+class Q800MachineTest(LinuxKernelTest):
+
+    ASSET_KERNEL = Asset(
+        ('https://snapshot.debian.org/'
+         'archive/debian-ports/20191021T083923Z/pool-m68k/main/l/linux/'
+         'kernel-image-5.3.0-1-m68k-di_5.3.7-1_m68k.udeb'),
+        '949e50d74d4b9bc15d26c06d402717b7a4c0e32ff8100014f5930d8024de7b73')
+
+    def test_m68k_q800(self):
+        self.set_machine('q800')
+
+        deb_path = self.ASSET_KERNEL.fetch()
+        kernel_path = self.extract_from_deb(deb_path,
+                                            '/boot/vmlinux-5.3.0-1-m68k')
+
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
+                               'console=ttyS0 vga=off')
+        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)
+        console_pattern = 'No filesystem could mount root'
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    LinuxKernelTest.main()