diff --git a/tests/vm/openbsd b/tests/vm/openbsd
index 2105c01a267a..02f07026debe 100755
--- a/tests/vm/openbsd
+++ b/tests/vm/openbsd
@@ -13,34 +13,160 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import socket
 import subprocess
 import basevm
 
 class OpenBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
     name = "openbsd"
     arch = "x86_64"
+
+    link = "https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/6.5/amd64/install65.iso"
+    csum = "38d1f8cadd502f1c27bf05c5abde6cc505dd28f3f34f8a941048ff9a54f9f608"
+    size = "20G"
+    pkgs = [
+        # tools
+        "git",
+        "pkgconf",
+        "bzip2", "xz",
+
+        # gnu tools
+        "bash",
+        "gmake",
+        "gsed",
+        "bison",
+
+        # libs: usb
+        "libusb1",
+
+        # libs: crypto
+        "gnutls",
+
+        # libs: images
+        "jpeg",
+        "png",
+
+	# libs: ui
+        "sdl2",
+        "gtk+3",
+        "libxkbcommon",
+    ]
+
     BUILD_SCRIPT = """
         set -e;
-        rm -rf /var/tmp/qemu-test.*
-        cd $(mktemp -d /var/tmp/qemu-test.XXXXXX);
+        rm -rf /home/qemu/qemu-test.*
+        cd $(mktemp -d /home/qemu/qemu-test.XXXXXX);
+        mkdir src build; cd src;
         tar -xf /dev/rsd1c;
-        ./configure --cc=x86_64-unknown-openbsd6.1-gcc-4.9.4 --python=python2.7 {configure_opts};
-        gmake --output-sync -j{jobs} {verbose};
-        # XXX: "gmake check" seems to always hang or fail
-        #gmake --output-sync -j{jobs} check {verbose};
+        cd ../build
+        ../src/configure --cc=cc --python=python3 {configure_opts};
+        gmake --output-sync -j{jobs} {target} {verbose};
     """
 
     def build_image(self, img):
-        cimg = self._download_with_cache("http://download.patchew.org/openbsd-6.1-amd64.img.xz",
-                sha256sum='8c6cedc483e602cfee5e04f0406c64eb99138495e8ca580bc0293bcf0640c1bf')
-        img_tmp_xz = img + ".tmp.xz"
+        self.print_step("Downloading install iso")
+        cimg = self._download_with_cache(self.link, sha256sum=self.csum)
         img_tmp = img + ".tmp"
-        sys.stderr.write("Extracting the image...\n")
-        subprocess.check_call(["cp", "-f", cimg, img_tmp_xz])
-        subprocess.check_call(["xz", "-dvf", img_tmp_xz])
+        iso = img + ".install.iso"
+
+        self.print_step("Preparing iso and disk image")
+        subprocess.check_call(["cp", "-f", cimg, iso])
+        subprocess.check_call(["qemu-img", "create", "-f", "qcow2",
+                               img_tmp, self.size])
+
+        self.print_step("Booting installer")
+        self.boot(img_tmp, extra_args = [
+            "-machine", "graphics=off",
+            "-cdrom", iso
+        ])
+        self.console_init()
+        self.console_wait_send("boot>", "set tty com0\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("boot>", "\n")
+
+        # pre-install configuration
+        self.console_wait_send("(I)nstall",               "i\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("Terminal type",           "xterm\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("System hostname",         "openbsd\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("Which network interface", "vio0\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("IPv4 address",            "dhcp\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("IPv6 address",            "none\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("Which network interface", "done\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("DNS domain name",         "localnet\n")
+        self.console_wait("Password for root account")
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_wait("Password for root account")
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_wait_send("Start sshd(8)",           "yes\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("X Window System",         "\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("xenodm",                  "\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("console to com0",         "\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("Which speed",             "\n")
+
+        self.console_wait("Setup a user")
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_USER)
+        self.console_wait("Full name")
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_USER)
+        self.console_wait("Password")
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_wait("Password")
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+
+        self.console_wait_send("Allow root ssh login",    "yes\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("timezone",                "UTC\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("root disk",               "\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("(W)hole disk",            "\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("(A)uto layout",           "\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("Location of sets",        "cd0\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("Pathname to the sets",    "\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("Set name(s)",             "\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("without verification",    "yes\n")
+
+        self.print_step("Installation started now, this will take a while")
+        self.console_wait_send("Location of sets",        "done\n")
+
+        self.console_wait("successfully completed")
+        self.print_step("Installation finished, rebooting")
+        self.console_wait_send("(R)eboot",                "reboot\n")
+
+        # setup qemu user
+        prompt = "$"
+        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, self.GUEST_USER, self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_wait_send(prompt, "exit\n")
+
+        # setup root user
+        prompt = "openbsd#"
+        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, "root", self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_sshd_config(prompt)
+
+        # setup virtio-blk #1 (tarfile)
+        self.console_wait(prompt)
+        self.console_send("echo 'chmod 666 /dev/rsd1c' >> /etc/rc.local\n")
+
+        # enable w+x for /home
+        self.console_wait(prompt)
+        self.console_send("sed -i -e '/home/s/rw,/rw,wxallowed,/' /etc/fstab\n")
+
+        # use http (be proxy cache friendly)
+        self.console_wait(prompt)
+        self.console_send("sed -i -e 's/https/http/' /etc/installurl\n")
+
+        self.print_step("Configuration finished, rebooting")
+        self.console_wait_send(prompt, "reboot\n")
+        self.console_wait("login:")
+        self.wait_ssh()
+
+        self.print_step("Installing packages")
+        self.ssh_root_check("pkg_add %s\n" % " ".join(self.pkgs))
+
+        # shutdown
+        self.ssh_root("halt -p")
+        self.wait()
+
         if os.path.exists(img):
             os.remove(img)
         os.rename(img_tmp, img)
+        os.remove(iso)
+        self.print_step("All done")
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.exit(basevm.main(OpenBSDVM))
