diff --git a/tests/tcg/configure.sh b/tests/tcg/configure.sh
index ed378e7840..11009fe433 100755
--- a/tests/tcg/configure.sh
+++ b/tests/tcg/configure.sh
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ for target in $target_list; do
       container_image=debian-sparc64-cross
       container_cross_cc=sparc64-linux-gnu-gcc
       ;;
+    tricore-softmmu)
+      container_hosts=x86_64
+      container_image=debian-tricore-cross
+      container_cross_as=tricore-as
+      container_cross_ld=tricore-ld
+      ;;
     x86_64-*)
       container_hosts="aarch64 ppc64el x86_64"
       container_image=debian-amd64-cross
diff --git a/tests/tcg/tricore/Makefile.softmmu-target b/tests/tcg/tricore/Makefile.softmmu-target
index d64a99b95f..3b048e49fa 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/tricore/Makefile.softmmu-target
+++ b/tests/tcg/tricore/Makefile.softmmu-target
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ TESTS_PATH = $(SRC_PATH)/tests/tcg/tricore
 LDFLAGS = -T$(TESTS_PATH)/link.ld
 ASFLAGS =
 
+TESTS += test_abs.tst
+
 QEMU_OPTS += -M tricore_testboard -nographic -kernel
 
 %.pS: $(TESTS_PATH)/%.S
diff --git a/tests/tcg/tricore/macros.h b/tests/tcg/tricore/macros.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76c133132a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tcg/tricore/macros.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/* Helpers */
+#define LI(reg, val)           \
+    mov.u reg, lo:val;         \
+    movh DREG_TEMP_LI, up:val; \
+    or reg, reg, DREG_TEMP_LI; \
+
+/* Address definitions */
+#define TESTDEV_ADDR 0xf0000000
+/* Register definitions */
+#define DREG_RS1 %d0
+#define DREG_CALC_RESULT %d1
+#define DREG_TEMP_LI %d10
+#define DREG_TEMP %d11
+#define DREG_TEST_NUM %d14
+#define DREG_CORRECT_RESULT %d15
+
+#define DREG_DEV_ADDR %a15
+
+/* Test case wrappers */
+#define TEST_CASE(num, testreg, correct, code...) \
+test_ ## num:                                     \
+    code;                                         \
+    LI(DREG_CORRECT_RESULT, correct)              \
+    mov DREG_TEST_NUM, num;                       \
+    jne testreg, DREG_CORRECT_RESULT, fail        \
+
+/* Actual test case type
+ * e.g inst %dX, %dY      -> TEST_D_D
+ *     inst %dX, %dY, %dZ -> TEST_D_DD
+ *     inst %eX, %dY, %dZ -> TEST_E_DD
+ */
+#define TEST_D_D(insn, num, result, rs1)      \
+    TEST_CASE(num, DREG_CALC_RESULT, result,  \
+    LI(DREG_RS1, rs1);                        \
+    insn DREG_CALC_RESULT, DREG_RS1;          \
+    )
+
+/* Pass/Fail handling part */
+#define TEST_PASSFAIL                       \
+        j pass;                             \
+fail:                                       \
+        LI(DREG_TEMP, TESTDEV_ADDR)         \
+        mov.a DREG_DEV_ADDR, DREG_TEMP;     \
+        st.w [DREG_DEV_ADDR], DREG_TEST_NUM;\
+        debug;                              \
+        j fail;                             \
+pass:                                       \
+        LI(DREG_TEMP, TESTDEV_ADDR)         \
+        mov.a DREG_DEV_ADDR, DREG_TEMP;     \
+        mov DREG_TEST_NUM, 0;               \
+        st.w [DREG_DEV_ADDR], DREG_TEST_NUM;\
+        debug;                              \
+        j pass;
diff --git a/tests/tcg/tricore/test_abs.S b/tests/tcg/tricore/test_abs.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e42240159a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tcg/tricore/test_abs.S
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include "macros.h"
+.text
+.global _start
+_start:
+    TEST_D_D(abs, 1, 0, 0)
+
+    TEST_PASSFAIL