diff --git a/tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py b/tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py
index e22c200a36..4f50f48163 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py
@@ -521,57 +521,3 @@ def test_mips64el_malta_5KEc_cpio(self):
         console_pattern = 'Boot successful.'
         self.run_rr(kernel_path, kernel_command_line, console_pattern, shift=5,
                     args=('-initrd', initrd_path))
-
-    def do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(self, kernel_path_xz):
-        kernel_path = self.workdir + "kernel"
-        with lzma.open(kernel_path_xz, 'rb') as f_in:
-            with open(kernel_path, 'wb') as f_out:
-                shutil.copyfileobj(f_in, f_out)
-
-        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
-                               'mem=256m@@0x0 '
-                               'console=ttyS0')
-        console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
-        self.run_rr(kernel_path, kernel_command_line, console_pattern, shift=5)
-
-    def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_4k(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:mipsel
-        :avocado: tags=machine:malta
-        :avocado: tags=endian:little
-        :avocado: tags=cpu:I7200
-        """
-        kernel_url = ('http://mipsdistros.mips.com/LinuxDistro/nanomips/'
-                      'kernels/v4.15.18-432-gb2eb9a8b07a1-20180627102142/'
-                      'generic_nano32r6el_page4k.xz')
-        kernel_hash = '477456aafd2a0f1ddc9482727f20fe9575565dd6'
-        kernel_path_xz = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
-        self.do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(kernel_path_xz)
-
-    def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_16k_up(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:mipsel
-        :avocado: tags=machine:malta
-        :avocado: tags=endian:little
-        :avocado: tags=cpu:I7200
-        """
-        kernel_url = ('http://mipsdistros.mips.com/LinuxDistro/nanomips/'
-                      'kernels/v4.15.18-432-gb2eb9a8b07a1-20180627102142/'
-                      'generic_nano32r6el_page16k_up.xz')
-        kernel_hash = 'e882868f944c71c816e832e2303b7874d044a7bc'
-        kernel_path_xz = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
-        self.do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(kernel_path_xz)
-
-    def test_mips_malta32el_nanomips_64k_dbg(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:mipsel
-        :avocado: tags=machine:malta
-        :avocado: tags=endian:little
-        :avocado: tags=cpu:I7200
-        """
-        kernel_url = ('http://mipsdistros.mips.com/LinuxDistro/nanomips/'
-                      'kernels/v4.15.18-432-gb2eb9a8b07a1-20180627102142/'
-                      'generic_nano32r6el_page64k_dbg.xz')
-        kernel_hash = '18d1c68f2e23429e266ca39ba5349ccd0aeb7180'
-        kernel_path_xz = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
-        self.do_test_mips_malta32el_nanomips(kernel_path_xz)
diff --git a/tests/functional/meson.build b/tests/functional/meson.build
index 2e0802144a..9049e2f142 100644
--- a/tests/functional/meson.build
+++ b/tests/functional/meson.build
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ test_timeouts = {
   'arm_sx1' : 360,
   'intel_iommu': 300,
   'mips_malta' : 120,
+  'mipsel_replay' : 480,
   'netdev_ethtool' : 180,
   'ppc_40p' : 240,
   'ppc64_hv' : 1000,
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ tests_mips_system_thorough = [
 
 tests_mipsel_system_thorough = [
   'mipsel_malta',
+  'mipsel_replay',
   'mipsel_tuxrun',
 ]
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_mipsel_replay.py b/tests/functional/test_mipsel_replay.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a330de43f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/test_mipsel_replay.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Replay tests for the little-endian 32-bit MIPS Malta board
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+from qemu_test import Asset, wait_for_console_pattern, skipSlowTest
+from replay_kernel import ReplayKernelBase
+
+
+class MipselReplay(ReplayKernelBase):
+
+    ASSET_KERNEL_4K = Asset(
+        ('http://mipsdistros.mips.com/LinuxDistro/nanomips/'
+         'kernels/v4.15.18-432-gb2eb9a8b07a1-20180627102142/'
+         'generic_nano32r6el_page4k.xz'),
+        '019e034094ac6cf3aa77df5e130fb023ce4dbc804b04bfcc560c6403e1ae6bdb')
+    ASSET_KERNEL_16K = Asset(
+        ('http://mipsdistros.mips.com/LinuxDistro/nanomips/'
+         'kernels/v4.15.18-432-gb2eb9a8b07a1-20180627102142/'
+         'generic_nano32r6el_page16k_up.xz'),
+        '3a54a10b3108c16a448dca9ea3db378733a27423befc2a45a5bdf990bd85e12c')
+    ASSET_KERNEL_64K = Asset(
+        ('http://mipsdistros.mips.com/LinuxDistro/nanomips/'
+         'kernels/v4.15.18-432-gb2eb9a8b07a1-20180627102142/'
+         'generic_nano32r6el_page64k_dbg.xz'),
+        'ce21ff4b07a981ecb8a39db2876616f5a2473eb2ab459c6f67465b9914b0c6b6')
+
+    def do_test_replay_mips_malta32el_nanomips(self, kernel_asset):
+        self.set_machine('malta')
+        self.cpu = 'I7200'
+        kernel_path = self.uncompress(kernel_asset)
+
+        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
+                               'mem=256m@@0x0 '
+                               'console=ttyS0')
+        console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
+        self.run_rr(kernel_path, kernel_command_line, console_pattern, shift=5)
+
+    @skipSlowTest()
+    def test_replay_mips_malta32el_nanomips_4k(self):
+        self.do_test_replay_mips_malta32el_nanomips(self.ASSET_KERNEL_4K)
+
+    @skipSlowTest()
+    def test_replay_mips_malta32el_nanomips_16k_up(self):
+        self.do_test_replay_mips_malta32el_nanomips(self.ASSET_KERNEL_16K)
+
+    @skipSlowTest()
+    def test_replay_mips_malta32el_nanomips_64k_dbg(self):
+        self.do_test_replay_mips_malta32el_nanomips(self.ASSET_KERNEL_64K)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    ReplayKernelBase.main()
