diff --git a/tests/avocado/machine_aspeed.py b/tests/avocado/machine_aspeed.py
index 3b8f784a57..b4e35a3d07 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/machine_aspeed.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/machine_aspeed.py
@@ -170,3 +170,71 @@ class AST2x00Machine(QemuSystemTest):
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'hwclock -f /dev/rtc1', year);
 
         self.do_test_arm_aspeed_buidroot_poweroff()
+
+
+    def do_test_arm_aspeed_sdk_start(self, image, cpu_id):
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        self.vm.add_args('-drive', 'file=' + image + ',if=mtd,format=raw',
+                         '-net', 'nic', '-net', 'user')
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern('U-Boot 2019.04')
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern('## Loading kernel from FIT Image')
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern('Starting kernel ...')
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern('Booting Linux on physical CPU ' + cpu_id)
+
+    def test_arm_ast2500_evb_sdk(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:arm
+        :avocado: tags=machine:ast2500-evb
+        """
+
+        image_url = ('https://github.com/AspeedTech-BMC/openbmc/releases/'
+                     'download/v08.01/ast2500-default-obmc.tar.gz')
+        image_hash = ('5375f82b4c43a79427909342a1e18b4e48bd663e38466862145d27bb358796fd')
+        image_path = self.fetch_asset(image_url, asset_hash=image_hash,
+                                      algorithm='sha256')
+        archive.extract(image_path, self.workdir)
+
+        self.do_test_arm_aspeed_sdk_start(
+            self.workdir + '/ast2500-default/image-bmc', '0x0')
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern('ast2500-default login:')
+
+    def test_arm_ast2600_evb_sdk(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:arm
+        :avocado: tags=machine:ast2600-evb
+        """
+
+        image_url = ('https://github.com/AspeedTech-BMC/openbmc/releases/'
+                     'download/v08.01/ast2600-default-obmc.tar.gz')
+        image_hash = ('f12ef15e8c1f03a214df3b91c814515c5e2b2f56119021398c1dbdd626817d15')
+        image_path = self.fetch_asset(image_url, asset_hash=image_hash,
+                                      algorithm='sha256')
+        archive.extract(image_path, self.workdir)
+
+        self.vm.add_args('-device',
+                         'tmp105,bus=aspeed.i2c.bus.5,address=0x4d,id=tmp-test');
+        self.vm.add_args('-device',
+                         'ds1338,bus=aspeed.i2c.bus.5,address=0x32');
+        self.do_test_arm_aspeed_sdk_start(
+            self.workdir + '/ast2600-default/image-bmc', '0xf00')
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern('ast2600-default login:')
+        exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'root', 'Password:')
+        exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, '0penBmc', 'root@ast2600-default:~#')
+
+        exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self,
+             'echo lm75 0x4d > /sys/class/i2c-dev/i2c-5/device/new_device',
+             'i2c i2c-5: new_device: Instantiated device lm75 at 0x4d');
+        exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self,
+                             'cat /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon19/temp1_input', '0')
+        self.vm.command('qom-set', path='/machine/peripheral/tmp-test',
+                        property='temperature', value=18000);
+        exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self,
+                             'cat /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon19/temp1_input', '18000')
+
+        exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self,
+             'echo ds1307 0x32 > /sys/class/i2c-dev/i2c-5/device/new_device',
+             'i2c i2c-5: new_device: Instantiated device ds1307 at 0x32');
+        year = time.strftime("%Y")
+        exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'hwclock -f /dev/rtc1', year);