diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index c43643cd9b..e81967c1e9 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ M: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
 S: Maintained
 F: audio/
 F: hw/audio/
+F: tests/ac97-test.c
 
 Block
 M: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index c6b661472b..aeaa665c63 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ check-qtest-pci-y += tests/ne2000-test$(EXESUF)
 gcov-files-pci-y += hw/net/ne2000.c
 check-qtest-pci-y += tests/nvme-test$(EXESUF)
 gcov-files-pci-y += hw/block/nvme.c
+check-qtest-pci-y += tests/ac97-test$(EXESUF)
+gcov-files-pci-y += hw/audio/ac97.c
 check-qtest-pci-y += $(check-qtest-virtio-y)
 gcov-files-pci-y += $(gcov-files-virtio-y) hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
 check-qtest-pci-y += tests/tpci200-test$(EXESUF)
@@ -292,6 +294,7 @@ tests/qdev-monitor-test$(EXESUF): tests/qdev-monitor-test.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y)
 tests/nvme-test$(EXESUF): tests/nvme-test.o
 tests/pvpanic-test$(EXESUF): tests/pvpanic-test.o
 tests/i82801b11-test$(EXESUF): tests/i82801b11-test.o
+tests/ac97-test$(EXESUF): tests/ac97-test.o
 tests/qemu-iotests/socket_scm_helper$(EXESUF): tests/qemu-iotests/socket_scm_helper.o
 
 # QTest rules
diff --git a/tests/ac97-test.c b/tests/ac97-test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af30ea1dd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ac97-test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * QTest testcase for AC97
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "libqtest.h"
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+
+/* Tests only initialization so far. TODO: Replace with functional tests */
+static void nop(void)
+{
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
+    qtest_add_func("/ac97/nop", nop);
+
+    qtest_start("-device AC97");
+    ret = g_test_run();
+
+    qtest_end();
+
+    return ret;
+}