diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index a0dd1041b2..afcd365550 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1173,6 +1173,7 @@ S: Maintained
 F: hw/sparc/leon3.c
 F: hw/*/grlib*
 F: include/hw/*/grlib*
+F: tests/acceptance/machine_sparc_leon3.py
 
 S390 Machines
 -------------
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/machine_sparc_leon3.py b/tests/acceptance/machine_sparc_leon3.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..298f1e25e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acceptance/machine_sparc_leon3.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Functional test that boots a Leon3 machine and checks its serial console.
+#
+# Copyright (c) Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4bug@amsat.org>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
+# later. See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+
+from avocado_qemu import Test
+from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
+
+
+class Leon3Machine(Test):
+
+    timeout = 60
+
+    def test_leon3_helenos_uimage(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:sparc
+        :avocado: tags=machine:leon3
+        :avocado: tags=binfmt:uimage
+        """
+        kernel_url = ('http://www.helenos.org/releases/'
+                      'HelenOS-0.6.0-sparc32-leon3.bin')
+        kernel_hash = 'a88c9cfdb8430c66650e5290a08765f9bf049a30'
+        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
+
+        self.vm.set_machine('leon3_generic')
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_path)
+
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+        wait_for_console_pattern(self, 'Copyright (c) 2001-2014 HelenOS project')
+        wait_for_console_pattern(self, 'Booting the kernel ...')