diff --git a/tests/avocado/boot_linux.py b/tests/avocado/boot_linux.py
index b3e58fa3093..fe0bb180d90 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/boot_linux.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/boot_linux.py
@@ -58,52 +58,16 @@ def test_pc_q35_kvm(self):
         self.launch_and_wait(set_up_ssh_connection=False)
 
 
-# For Aarch64 we only boot KVM tests in CI as the TCG tests are very
-# heavyweight. There are lighter weight distros which we use in the
-# machine_aarch64_virt.py tests.
+# For Aarch64 we only boot KVM tests in CI as booting the current
+# Fedora OS in TCG tests is very heavyweight. There are lighter weight
+# distros which we use in the machine_aarch64_virt.py tests.
 class BootLinuxAarch64(LinuxTest):
     """
     :avocado: tags=arch:aarch64
     :avocado: tags=machine:virt
-    :avocado: tags=machine:gic-version=2
     """
     timeout = 720
 
-    def add_common_args(self):
-        self.vm.add_args('-bios',
-                         os.path.join(BUILD_DIR, 'pc-bios',
-                                      'edk2-aarch64-code.fd'))
-        self.vm.add_args('-device', 'virtio-rng-pci,rng=rng0')
-        self.vm.add_args('-object', 'rng-random,id=rng0,filename=/dev/urandom')
-
-    @skipIf(os.getenv('GITLAB_CI'), 'Running on GitLab')
-    def test_fedora_cloud_tcg_gicv2(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=accel:tcg
-        :avocado: tags=cpu:max
-        :avocado: tags=device:gicv2
-        """
-        self.require_accelerator("tcg")
-        self.vm.add_args("-accel", "tcg")
-        self.vm.add_args("-cpu", "max,lpa2=off")
-        self.vm.add_args("-machine", "virt,gic-version=2")
-        self.add_common_args()
-        self.launch_and_wait(set_up_ssh_connection=False)
-
-    @skipIf(os.getenv('GITLAB_CI'), 'Running on GitLab')
-    def test_fedora_cloud_tcg_gicv3(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=accel:tcg
-        :avocado: tags=cpu:max
-        :avocado: tags=device:gicv3
-        """
-        self.require_accelerator("tcg")
-        self.vm.add_args("-accel", "tcg")
-        self.vm.add_args("-cpu", "max,lpa2=off")
-        self.vm.add_args("-machine", "virt,gic-version=3")
-        self.add_common_args()
-        self.launch_and_wait(set_up_ssh_connection=False)
-
     def test_virt_kvm(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=accel:kvm
@@ -112,7 +76,11 @@ def test_virt_kvm(self):
         self.require_accelerator("kvm")
         self.vm.add_args("-accel", "kvm")
         self.vm.add_args("-machine", "virt,gic-version=host")
-        self.add_common_args()
+        self.vm.add_args('-bios',
+                         os.path.join(BUILD_DIR, 'pc-bios',
+                                      'edk2-aarch64-code.fd'))
+        self.vm.add_args('-device', 'virtio-rng-pci,rng=rng0')
+        self.vm.add_args('-object', 'rng-random,id=rng0,filename=/dev/urandom')
         self.launch_and_wait(set_up_ssh_connection=False)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/avocado/machine_aarch64_virt.py b/tests/avocado/machine_aarch64_virt.py
index c2b2ba2cf87..25dab8dc00a 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/machine_aarch64_virt.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/machine_aarch64_virt.py
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@
 
 import time
 import os
+import logging
 
 from avocado_qemu import QemuSystemTest
 from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
 from avocado_qemu import exec_command
 from avocado_qemu import BUILD_DIR
+from avocado.utils import process
+from avocado.utils.path import find_command
 
 class Aarch64VirtMachine(QemuSystemTest):
     KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE = 'printk.time=0 '
@@ -65,16 +68,15 @@ def test_alpine_virt_tcg_gic_max(self):
         self.wait_for_console_pattern('Welcome to Alpine Linux 3.16')
 
 
-    def test_aarch64_virt(self):
+    def common_aarch64_virt(self, machine):
         """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:aarch64
-        :avocado: tags=machine:virt
-        :avocado: tags=accel:tcg
-        :avocado: tags=cpu:max
+        Common code to launch basic virt machine with kernel+initrd
+        and a scratch disk.
         """
+        logger = logging.getLogger('aarch64_virt')
+
         kernel_url = ('https://fileserver.linaro.org/s/'
                       'z6B2ARM7DQT3HWN/download')
-
         kernel_hash = 'ed11daab50c151dde0e1e9c9cb8b2d9bd3215347'
         kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
 
@@ -83,13 +85,62 @@ def test_aarch64_virt(self):
                                'console=ttyAMA0')
         self.require_accelerator("tcg")
         self.vm.add_args('-cpu', 'max,pauth-impdef=on',
+                         '-machine', machine,
                          '-accel', 'tcg',
                          '-kernel', kernel_path,
                          '-append', kernel_command_line)
+
+        # A RNG offers an easy way to generate a few IRQs
+        self.vm.add_args('-device', 'virtio-rng-pci,rng=rng0')
+        self.vm.add_args('-object',
+                         'rng-random,id=rng0,filename=/dev/urandom')
+
+        # Also add a scratch block device
+        logger.info('creating scratch qcow2 image')
+        image_path = os.path.join(self.workdir, 'scratch.qcow2')
+        qemu_img = os.path.join(BUILD_DIR, 'qemu-img')
+        if not os.path.exists(qemu_img):
+            qemu_img = find_command('qemu-img', False)
+        if qemu_img is False:
+            self.cancel('Could not find "qemu-img", which is required to '
+                        'create the temporary qcow2 image')
+        cmd = '%s create -f qcow2 %s 8M' % (qemu_img, image_path)
+        process.run(cmd)
+
+        # Add the device
+        self.vm.add_args('-blockdev',
+                         f"driver=qcow2,file.driver=file,file.filename={image_path},node-name=scratch")
+        self.vm.add_args('-device',
+                         'virtio-blk-device,drive=scratch')
+
         self.vm.launch()
         self.wait_for_console_pattern('Welcome to Buildroot')
         time.sleep(0.1)
         exec_command(self, 'root')
         time.sleep(0.1)
+        exec_command(self, 'dd if=/dev/hwrng of=/dev/vda bs=512 count=4')
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+        exec_command(self, 'md5sum /dev/vda')
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+        exec_command(self, 'cat /proc/interrupts')
+        time.sleep(0.1)
         exec_command(self, 'cat /proc/self/maps')
         time.sleep(0.1)
+
+    def test_aarch64_virt_gicv3(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:aarch64
+        :avocado: tags=machine:virt
+        :avocado: tags=accel:tcg
+        :avocado: tags=cpu:max
+        """
+        self.common_aarch64_virt("virt,gic_version=3")
+
+    def test_aarch64_virt_gicv2(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:aarch64
+        :avocado: tags=machine:virt
+        :avocado: tags=accel:tcg
+        :avocado: tags=cpu:max
+        """
+        self.common_aarch64_virt("virt,gic-version=2")
