diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 5df6020ed5..756432add4 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2630,6 +2630,7 @@ F: hw/display/virtio-gpu*
 F: hw/display/virtio-vga.*
 F: include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
 F: docs/system/devices/virtio-gpu.rst
+F: tests/functional/test_aarch64_virt_gpu.py
 
 vhost-user-blk
 M: Raphael Norwitz <raphael@enfabrica.net>
diff --git a/tests/functional/meson.build b/tests/functional/meson.build
index 3fd2652c07..4b492135e0 100644
--- a/tests/functional/meson.build
+++ b/tests/functional/meson.build
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ test_timeouts = {
   'aarch64_sbsaref_alpine' : 1200,
   'aarch64_sbsaref_freebsd' : 720,
   'aarch64_tuxrun' : 240,
-  'aarch64_virt' : 720,
+  'aarch64_virt' : 360,
+  'aarch64_virt_gpu' : 480,
   'acpi_bits' : 420,
   'arm_aspeed_palmetto' : 120,
   'arm_aspeed_romulus' : 120,
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ tests_aarch64_system_thorough = [
   'aarch64_tcg_plugins',
   'aarch64_tuxrun',
   'aarch64_virt',
+  'aarch64_virt_gpu',
   'aarch64_xen',
   'aarch64_xlnx_versal',
   'multiprocess',
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_aarch64_virt.py b/tests/functional/test_aarch64_virt.py
index 95f5ce8b4c..884aad7af6 100755
--- a/tests/functional/test_aarch64_virt.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_aarch64_virt.py
@@ -134,77 +134,6 @@ def test_aarch64_virt_gicv2(self):
         self.common_aarch64_virt("virt,gic-version=2")
 
 
-    ASSET_VIRT_GPU_KERNEL = Asset(
-        'https://fileserver.linaro.org/s/ce5jXBFinPxtEdx/'
-        'download?path=%2F&files='
-        'Image',
-        '89e5099d26166204cc5ca4bb6d1a11b92c217e1f82ec67e3ba363d09157462f6')
-
-    ASSET_VIRT_GPU_ROOTFS = Asset(
-        'https://fileserver.linaro.org/s/ce5jXBFinPxtEdx/'
-        'download?path=%2F&files='
-        'rootfs.ext4.zstd',
-        '792da7573f5dc2913ddb7c638151d4a6b2d028a4cb2afb38add513c1924bdad4')
-
-    @skipIfMissingCommands('zstd')
-    def test_aarch64_virt_with_gpu(self):
-        # This tests boots with a buildroot test image that contains
-        # vkmark and other GPU exercising tools. We run a headless
-        # weston that nevertheless still exercises the virtio-gpu
-        # backend.
-
-        self.set_machine('virt')
-        self.require_accelerator("tcg")
-
-        kernel_path = self.ASSET_VIRT_GPU_KERNEL.fetch()
-        image_path = self.uncompress(self.ASSET_VIRT_GPU_ROOTFS, format="zstd")
-
-        self.vm.set_console()
-        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
-                               'console=ttyAMA0 root=/dev/vda')
-
-        self.vm.add_args("-accel", "tcg")
-        self.vm.add_args("-cpu", "neoverse-v1,pauth-impdef=on")
-        self.vm.add_args("-machine", "virt,gic-version=max",
-                         '-kernel', kernel_path,
-                         '-append', kernel_command_line)
-        self.vm.add_args("-smp", "2", "-m", "2048")
-        self.vm.add_args("-device",
-                         "virtio-gpu-gl-pci,hostmem=4G,blob=on,venus=on")
-        self.vm.add_args("-display", "egl-headless")
-        self.vm.add_args("-display", "dbus,gl=on")
-        self.vm.add_args("-device", "virtio-blk-device,drive=hd0")
-        self.vm.add_args("-blockdev",
-                         "driver=raw,file.driver=file,"
-                         "node-name=hd0,read-only=on,"
-                         f"file.filename={image_path}")
-        self.vm.add_args("-snapshot")
-
-        try:
-            self.vm.launch()
-        except VMLaunchFailure as excp:
-            if "old virglrenderer, blob resources unsupported" in excp.output:
-                self.skipTest("No blob support for virtio-gpu")
-            elif "old virglrenderer, venus unsupported" in excp.output:
-                self.skipTest("No venus support for virtio-gpu")
-            elif "egl: no drm render node available" in excp.output:
-                self.skipTest("Can't access host DRM render node")
-            elif "'type' does not accept value 'egl-headless'" in excp.output:
-                self.skipTest("egl-headless support is not available")
-            else:
-                self.log.info(f"unhandled launch failure: {excp.output}")
-                raise excp
-
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern('buildroot login:')
-        exec_command(self, 'root')
-        exec_command(self, 'export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp')
-        exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self,
-                                          "weston -B headless "
-                                          "--renderer gl "
-                                          "--shell kiosk "
-                                          "-- vkmark -b:duration=1.0",
-                                          "vkmark Score")
-
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     QemuSystemTest.main()
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_aarch64_virt_gpu.py b/tests/functional/test_aarch64_virt_gpu.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..32af941cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/test_aarch64_virt_gpu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Functional tests for the various graphics modes we can support.
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024, 2025 Linaro Ltd.
+#
+# Author:
+#  Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+from qemu.machine.machine import VMLaunchFailure
+
+from qemu_test import Asset
+from qemu_test import exec_command, exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
+from qemu_test import skipIfMissingCommands
+
+from qemu_test.linuxkernel import LinuxKernelTest
+
+class Aarch64VirtGPUMachine(LinuxKernelTest):
+
+    ASSET_VIRT_GPU_KERNEL = Asset(
+        'https://fileserver.linaro.org/s/ce5jXBFinPxtEdx/'
+        'download?path=%2F&files='
+        'Image',
+        '89e5099d26166204cc5ca4bb6d1a11b92c217e1f82ec67e3ba363d09157462f6')
+
+    ASSET_VIRT_GPU_ROOTFS = Asset(
+        'https://fileserver.linaro.org/s/ce5jXBFinPxtEdx/'
+        'download?path=%2F&files='
+        'rootfs.ext4.zstd',
+        '792da7573f5dc2913ddb7c638151d4a6b2d028a4cb2afb38add513c1924bdad4')
+
+    @skipIfMissingCommands('zstd')
+    def test_aarch64_virt_with_vulkan_gpu(self):
+        # This tests boots with a buildroot test image that contains
+        # vkmark and other GPU exercising tools. We run a headless
+        # weston that nevertheless still exercises the virtio-gpu
+        # backend.
+
+        self.set_machine('virt')
+        self.require_accelerator("tcg")
+
+        kernel_path = self.ASSET_VIRT_GPU_KERNEL.fetch()
+        image_path = self.uncompress(self.ASSET_VIRT_GPU_ROOTFS, format="zstd")
+
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
+                               'console=ttyAMA0 root=/dev/vda')
+
+        self.vm.add_args("-accel", "tcg")
+        self.vm.add_args("-cpu", "neoverse-v1,pauth-impdef=on")
+        self.vm.add_args("-machine", "virt,gic-version=max",
+                         '-kernel', kernel_path,
+                         '-append', kernel_command_line)
+        self.vm.add_args("-smp", "2", "-m", "2048")
+        self.vm.add_args("-device",
+                         "virtio-gpu-gl-pci,hostmem=4G,blob=on,venus=on")
+        self.vm.add_args("-display", "egl-headless")
+        self.vm.add_args("-display", "dbus,gl=on")
+        self.vm.add_args("-device", "virtio-blk-device,drive=hd0")
+        self.vm.add_args("-blockdev",
+                         "driver=raw,file.driver=file,"
+                         "node-name=hd0,read-only=on,"
+                         f"file.filename={image_path}")
+        self.vm.add_args("-snapshot")
+
+        try:
+            self.vm.launch()
+        except VMLaunchFailure as excp:
+            if "old virglrenderer, blob resources unsupported" in excp.output:
+                self.skipTest("No blob support for virtio-gpu")
+            elif "old virglrenderer, venus unsupported" in excp.output:
+                self.skipTest("No venus support for virtio-gpu")
+            elif "egl: no drm render node available" in excp.output:
+                self.skipTest("Can't access host DRM render node")
+            elif "'type' does not accept value 'egl-headless'" in excp.output:
+                self.skipTest("egl-headless support is not available")
+            else:
+                self.log.info(f"unhandled launch failure: {excp.output}")
+                raise excp
+
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern('buildroot login:')
+        exec_command(self, 'root')
+        exec_command(self, 'export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp')
+        exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self,
+                                          "weston -B headless "
+                                          "--renderer gl "
+                                          "--shell kiosk "
+                                          "-- vkmark -b:duration=1.0",
+                                          "vkmark Score")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    LinuxKernelTest.main()
