diff --git a/tests/avocado/linux_ssh_mips_malta.py b/tests/avocado/linux_ssh_mips_malta.py
index d9bb525ad9c..73d294ad5cf 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/linux_ssh_mips_malta.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/linux_ssh_mips_malta.py
@@ -172,14 +172,6 @@ def check_mips_malta(self, uname_m, endianess):
         # Wait for VM to shut down gracefully
         self.vm.wait()
 
-    def test_mips_malta32eb_kernel3_2_0(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:mips
-        :avocado: tags=endian:big
-        :avocado: tags=device:pcnet32
-        """
-        self.check_mips_malta('mips', 'be')
-
     def test_mips_malta32el_kernel3_2_0(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mipsel
diff --git a/tests/functional/meson.build b/tests/functional/meson.build
index 4113b221de7..4dedfc7b9f7 100644
--- a/tests/functional/meson.build
+++ b/tests/functional/meson.build
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test_timeouts = {
   'arm_tuxrun' : 240,
   'arm_sx1' : 360,
   'intel_iommu': 300,
-  'mips_malta' : 120,
+  'mips_malta' : 480,
   'mipsel_replay' : 480,
   'mips64el_replay' : 180,
   'netdev_ethtool' : 180,
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_mips_malta.py b/tests/functional/test_mips_malta.py
index 9697c7d63f8..89b9556f30d 100755
--- a/tests/functional/test_mips_malta.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_mips_malta.py
@@ -6,10 +6,93 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
-from qemu_test import LinuxKernelTest, Asset
+import os
+
+from qemu_test import LinuxKernelTest, Asset, wait_for_console_pattern
 from qemu_test import exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
 
 
+def mips_run_common_commands(test, prompt='#'):
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test,
+        'uname -m',
+        'mips')
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test,
+        'grep XT-PIC /proc/interrupts',
+        'timer')
+    wait_for_console_pattern(test, prompt)
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test,
+        'grep XT-PIC /proc/interrupts',
+        'serial')
+    wait_for_console_pattern(test, prompt)
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test,
+        'grep XT-PIC /proc/interrupts',
+        'ata_piix')
+    wait_for_console_pattern(test, prompt)
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test,
+        'grep XT-PIC /proc/interrupts',
+        'rtc')
+    wait_for_console_pattern(test, prompt)
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test,
+        'cat /proc/devices',
+        'input')
+    wait_for_console_pattern(test, prompt)
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test,
+        'cat /proc/devices',
+        'fb')
+    wait_for_console_pattern(test, prompt)
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test,
+        'cat /proc/ioports',
+        ' : serial')
+    wait_for_console_pattern(test, prompt)
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test,
+        'cat /proc/ioports',
+        ' : ata_piix')
+    wait_for_console_pattern(test, prompt)
+
+def mips_check_wheezy(test, kernel_path, image_path, kernel_command_line,
+                      dl_file, hsum, nic='pcnet', cpuinfo='MIPS 24Kc'):
+    test.require_netdev('user')
+    test.require_device(nic)
+    test.set_machine('malta')
+
+    port=8080
+    test.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
+                     '-append', kernel_command_line,
+                     '-drive', 'file=%s,snapshot=on' % image_path,
+                     '-netdev', 'user,id=n1' +
+                                ',tftp=' + os.path.basename(kernel_path) +
+                                ',hostfwd=tcp:127.0.0.1:0-:%d' % port,
+                     '-device', f'{nic},netdev=n1',
+                     '-no-reboot')
+    test.vm.set_console()
+    test.vm.launch()
+
+    wait_for_console_pattern(test, 'login: ', 'Oops')
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test, 'root', 'Password:')
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test, 'root', ':~# ')
+    mips_run_common_commands(test)
+
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test, 'cd /', '# ')
+    test.check_http_download(dl_file, hsum, port,
+                             pythoncmd='python -m SimpleHTTPServer')
+
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test, 'cat /proc/cpuinfo', cpuinfo)
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test, 'cat /proc/devices', 'usb')
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test, 'cat /proc/ioports',
+                                      ' : piix4_smbus')
+    # lspci for the host bridge does not work on big endian targets:
+    # https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/2826
+    # exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test, 'lspci -d 11ab:4620',
+    #                                   'GT-64120')
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test,
+                                      'cat /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0/name',
+                                      'SMBus PIIX4 adapter')
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test, 'cat /proc/mtd', 'YAMON')
+    # Empty 'Board Config' (64KB)
+    exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(test, 'md5sum /dev/mtd2ro',
+                                      '0dfbe8aa4c20b52e1b8bf3cb6cbdf193')
+
+
 class MaltaMachineConsole(LinuxKernelTest):
 
     ASSET_KERNEL_2_63_2 = Asset(
@@ -70,7 +153,8 @@ def test_mips_malta_cpio(self):
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'cat /proc/cpuinfo',
                                                 'BogoMIPS')
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'uname -a',
-                                                'Debian')
+                                                '4.5.0-2-4kc-malta #1 Debian')
+        mips_run_common_commands(self)
 
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'ip link set eth0 up',
                                           'eth0: link up')
@@ -89,6 +173,26 @@ def test_mips_malta_cpio(self):
         # Wait for VM to shut down gracefully
         self.vm.wait()
 
+    ASSET_WHEEZY_KERNEL = Asset(
+        ('https://people.debian.org/~aurel32/qemu/mips/'
+         'vmlinux-3.2.0-4-4kc-malta'),
+        '0377fcda31299213c10b8e5babe7260ef99188b3ae1aca6f56594abb71e7f67e')
+
+    ASSET_WHEEZY_DISK = Asset(
+        ('https://people.debian.org/~aurel32/qemu/mips/'
+         'debian_wheezy_mips_standard.qcow2'),
+        'de03599285b8382ad309309a6c4869f6c6c42a5cfc983342bab9ec0dfa7849a2')
+
+    def test_wheezy(self):
+        kernel_path = self.ASSET_WHEEZY_KERNEL.fetch()
+        image_path = self.ASSET_WHEEZY_DISK.fetch()
+        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE
+                               + 'console=ttyS0 root=/dev/sda1')
+        mips_check_wheezy(self,
+            kernel_path, image_path, kernel_command_line, nic='e1000',
+            dl_file='/boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-4kc-malta',
+            hsum='ff0c0369143d9bbb9a6e6bc79322a2be535619df639e84103237f406e87493dc')
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     LinuxKernelTest.main()
