diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index 6c09962f7581..149f92585c1b 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ gcov-files-sparc-y += hw/timer/m48t59.c
 gcov-files-sparc64-y += hw/timer/m48t59.c
 check-qtest-arm-y = tests/tmp105-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-arm-y += tests/ds1338-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-arm-y += tests/m25p80-test$(EXESUF)
 gcov-files-arm-y += hw/misc/tmp105.c
 check-qtest-arm-y += tests/virtio-blk-test$(EXESUF)
 gcov-files-arm-y += arm-softmmu/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
@@ -568,6 +569,7 @@ tests/bios-tables-test$(EXESUF): tests/bios-tables-test.o \
 tests/pxe-test$(EXESUF): tests/pxe-test.o tests/boot-sector.o $(libqos-obj-y)
 tests/tmp105-test$(EXESUF): tests/tmp105-test.o $(libqos-omap-obj-y)
 tests/ds1338-test$(EXESUF): tests/ds1338-test.o $(libqos-imx-obj-y)
+tests/m25p80-test$(EXESUF): tests/m25p80-test.o
 tests/i440fx-test$(EXESUF): tests/i440fx-test.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y)
 tests/q35-test$(EXESUF): tests/q35-test.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y)
 tests/fw_cfg-test$(EXESUF): tests/fw_cfg-test.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y)
diff --git a/tests/m25p80-test.c b/tests/m25p80-test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..305c52319a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/m25p80-test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+/*
+ * QTest testcase for the M25P80 Flash (Using the AST2400 SPI Controller)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 IBM Corp.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/bswap.h"
+#include "libqtest.h"
+
+/*
+ * AST2400 SPI Controller registers
+ */
+#define R_CONF              0x00
+#define   CONF_ENABLE_W0       (1 << 16)
+#define R_CE_CTRL           0x04
+#define   CRTL_EXTENDED0       0  /* 32 bit addressing for SPI */
+#define R_CTRL0             0x10
+#define   CTRL_CE_STOP_ACTIVE  (1 << 2)
+#define   CTRL_USERMODE        0x3
+
+#define AST2400_FMC_BASE    0x1E620000
+#define AST2400_FLASH_BASE  0x20000000
+
+/*
+ * Flash commands
+ */
+enum {
+    JEDEC_READ = 0x9f,
+    BULK_ERASE = 0xc7,
+    READ = 0x03,
+    PP = 0x02,
+    WREN = 0x6,
+    EN_4BYTE_ADDR = 0xB7,
+    ERASE_SECTOR = 0xd8,
+};
+
+#define FLASH_JEDEC         0x20ba19  /* n25q256a */
+#define FLASH_SIZE          (32 * 1024 * 1024)
+
+#define PAGE_SIZE           256
+
+static void spi_conf(uint32_t value)
+{
+    uint32_t conf = readl(AST2400_FMC_BASE + R_CONF);
+
+    conf |= value;
+    writel(AST2400_FMC_BASE + R_CONF, conf);
+}
+
+static void spi_ctrl_start_user(void)
+{
+    uint32_t ctrl = readl(AST2400_FMC_BASE + R_CTRL0);
+
+    ctrl |= CTRL_USERMODE | CTRL_CE_STOP_ACTIVE;
+    writel(AST2400_FMC_BASE + R_CTRL0, ctrl);
+
+    ctrl &= ~CTRL_CE_STOP_ACTIVE;
+    writel(AST2400_FMC_BASE + R_CTRL0, ctrl);
+}
+
+static void spi_ctrl_stop_user(void)
+{
+    uint32_t ctrl = readl(AST2400_FMC_BASE + R_CTRL0);
+
+    ctrl |= CTRL_USERMODE | CTRL_CE_STOP_ACTIVE;
+    writel(AST2400_FMC_BASE + R_CTRL0, ctrl);
+}
+
+static void test_read_jedec(void)
+{
+    uint32_t jedec = 0x0;
+
+    spi_conf(CONF_ENABLE_W0);
+
+    spi_ctrl_start_user();
+    writeb(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, JEDEC_READ);
+    jedec |= readb(AST2400_FLASH_BASE) << 16;
+    jedec |= readb(AST2400_FLASH_BASE) << 8;
+    jedec |= readb(AST2400_FLASH_BASE);
+    spi_ctrl_stop_user();
+
+    g_assert_cmphex(jedec, ==, FLASH_JEDEC);
+}
+
+static void read_page(uint32_t addr, uint32_t *page)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    spi_ctrl_start_user();
+
+    writeb(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, EN_4BYTE_ADDR);
+    writeb(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, READ);
+    writel(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, cpu_to_be32(addr));
+
+    /* Continuous read are supported */
+    for (i = 0; i < PAGE_SIZE / 4; i++) {
+        page[i] = be32_to_cpu(readl(AST2400_FLASH_BASE));
+    }
+    spi_ctrl_stop_user();
+}
+
+static void test_erase_sector(void)
+{
+    uint32_t some_page_addr = 0x600 * PAGE_SIZE;
+    uint32_t page[PAGE_SIZE / 4];
+    int i;
+
+    spi_conf(CONF_ENABLE_W0);
+
+    spi_ctrl_start_user();
+    writeb(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, WREN);
+    writeb(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, EN_4BYTE_ADDR);
+    writeb(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, ERASE_SECTOR);
+    writel(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, cpu_to_be32(some_page_addr));
+    spi_ctrl_stop_user();
+
+    /* Previous page should be full of zeroes as backend is not
+     * initialized */
+    read_page(some_page_addr - PAGE_SIZE, page);
+    for (i = 0; i < PAGE_SIZE / 4; i++) {
+        g_assert_cmphex(page[i], ==, 0x0);
+    }
+
+    /* But this one was erased */
+    read_page(some_page_addr, page);
+    for (i = 0; i < PAGE_SIZE / 4; i++) {
+        g_assert_cmphex(page[i], ==, 0xffffffff);
+    }
+}
+
+static void test_erase_all(void)
+{
+    uint32_t some_page_addr = 0x15000 * PAGE_SIZE;
+    uint32_t page[PAGE_SIZE / 4];
+    int i;
+
+    spi_conf(CONF_ENABLE_W0);
+
+    /* Check some random page. Should be full of zeroes as backend is
+     * not initialized */
+    read_page(some_page_addr, page);
+    for (i = 0; i < PAGE_SIZE / 4; i++) {
+        g_assert_cmphex(page[i], ==, 0x0);
+    }
+
+    spi_ctrl_start_user();
+    writeb(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, WREN);
+    writeb(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, BULK_ERASE);
+    spi_ctrl_stop_user();
+
+    /* Recheck that some random page */
+    read_page(some_page_addr, page);
+    for (i = 0; i < PAGE_SIZE / 4; i++) {
+        g_assert_cmphex(page[i], ==, 0xffffffff);
+    }
+}
+
+static void test_write_page(void)
+{
+    uint32_t my_page_addr = 0x14000 * PAGE_SIZE; /* beyond 16MB */
+    uint32_t some_page_addr = 0x15000 * PAGE_SIZE;
+    uint32_t page[PAGE_SIZE / 4];
+    int i;
+
+    spi_conf(CONF_ENABLE_W0);
+
+    spi_ctrl_start_user();
+    writeb(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, EN_4BYTE_ADDR);
+    writeb(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, PP);
+    writel(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, cpu_to_be32(my_page_addr));
+
+    /* Fill the page with its own addresses */
+    for (i = 0; i < PAGE_SIZE / 4; i++) {
+        writel(AST2400_FLASH_BASE, cpu_to_be32(my_page_addr + i * 4));
+    }
+    spi_ctrl_stop_user();
+
+    /* Check what was written */
+    read_page(my_page_addr, page);
+    for (i = 0; i < PAGE_SIZE / 4; i++) {
+        g_assert_cmphex(page[i], ==, my_page_addr + i * 4);
+    }
+
+    /* Check some other page. It should be full of 0xff */
+    read_page(some_page_addr, page);
+    for (i = 0; i < PAGE_SIZE / 4; i++) {
+        g_assert_cmphex(page[i], ==, 0xffffffff);
+    }
+}
+
+static char tmp_path[] = "/tmp/qtest.m25p80.XXXXXX";
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int ret;
+    int fd;
+    char *args;
+
+    g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
+
+    fd = mkstemp(tmp_path);
+    g_assert(fd >= 0);
+    ret = ftruncate(fd, FLASH_SIZE);
+    g_assert(ret == 0);
+    close(fd);
+
+    args = g_strdup_printf("-m 256 -machine palmetto-bmc "
+                           "-drive file=%s,format=raw,if=mtd",
+                           tmp_path);
+    qtest_start(args);
+
+    qtest_add_func("/m25p80/read_jedec", test_read_jedec);
+    qtest_add_func("/m25p80/erase_sector", test_erase_sector);
+    qtest_add_func("/m25p80/erase_all",  test_erase_all);
+    qtest_add_func("/m25p80/write_page", test_write_page);
+
+    ret = g_test_run();
+
+    qtest_quit(global_qtest);
+    unlink(tmp_path);
+    g_free(args);
+    return ret;
+}
