diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 753e40a115..268df60345 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ matrix:
 
     # Acceptance (Functional) tests
     - env:
-        - CONFIG="--python=/usr/bin/python3 --target-list=x86_64-softmmu,mips-softmmu,mips64el-softmmu,aarch64-softmmu"
+        - CONFIG="--python=/usr/bin/python3 --target-list=x86_64-softmmu,mips-softmmu,mips64el-softmmu,aarch64-softmmu,arm-softmmu"
         - TEST_CMD="make check-acceptance"
       addons:
         apt:
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
index 6d9362922f..54b6e2625d 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -155,3 +155,23 @@ class BootLinuxConsole(Test):
         self.vm.launch()
         console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
         self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)
+
+    def test_arm_virt(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:arm
+        :avocado: tags=machine:virt
+        """
+        kernel_url = ('https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/'
+                      'releases/29/Everything/armhfp/os/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz')
+        kernel_hash = 'e9826d741b4fb04cadba8d4824d1ed3b7fb8b4d4'
+        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
+
+        self.vm.set_machine('virt')
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
+                               'console=ttyAMA0')
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path,
+                         '-append', kernel_command_line)
+        self.vm.launch()
+        console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern(console_pattern)