diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index 3f9b1d6afb..c35fa751f2 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ check-qtest-ppc64-y += tests/test-netfilter$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-ppc64-y += tests/test-filter-mirror$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-ppc64-y += tests/test-filter-redirector$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-ppc64-y += tests/display-vga-test$(EXESUF)
+check-qtest-ppc64-$(CONFIG_EVENTFD) += tests/ivshmem-test$(EXESUF)
 
 check-qtest-sh4-y = tests/endianness-test$(EXESUF)
 
@@ -715,7 +716,7 @@ tests/test-netfilter$(EXESUF): tests/test-netfilter.o $(qtest-obj-y)
 tests/test-filter-mirror$(EXESUF): tests/test-filter-mirror.o $(qtest-obj-y)
 tests/test-filter-redirector$(EXESUF): tests/test-filter-redirector.o $(qtest-obj-y)
 tests/test-x86-cpuid-compat$(EXESUF): tests/test-x86-cpuid-compat.o $(qtest-obj-y)
-tests/ivshmem-test$(EXESUF): tests/ivshmem-test.o contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y)
+tests/ivshmem-test$(EXESUF): tests/ivshmem-test.o contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y) $(libqos-spapr-obj-y)
 tests/vhost-user-bridge$(EXESUF): tests/vhost-user-bridge.o contrib/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.o $(test-util-obj-y)
 tests/test-uuid$(EXESUF): tests/test-uuid.o $(test-util-obj-y)
 tests/test-arm-mptimer$(EXESUF): tests/test-arm-mptimer.o
diff --git a/tests/ivshmem-test.c b/tests/ivshmem-test.c
index 8095d72d4b..37763425ee 100644
--- a/tests/ivshmem-test.c
+++ b/tests/ivshmem-test.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
 #include "contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.h"
 #include "libqos/libqos-pc.h"
+#include "libqos/libqos-spapr.h"
 #include "libqtest.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 
@@ -124,8 +125,10 @@ static void setup_vm_cmd(IVState *s, const char *cmd, bool msix)
 
     if (strcmp(arch, "i386") == 0 || strcmp(arch, "x86_64") == 0) {
         s->qs = qtest_pc_boot(cmd);
+    } else if (strcmp(arch, "ppc64") == 0) {
+        s->qs = qtest_spapr_boot(cmd);
     } else {
-        g_printerr("ivshmem-test tests are only available on x86\n");
+        g_printerr("ivshmem-test tests are only available on x86 or ppc64\n");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
     s->dev = get_device(s->qs->pcibus);
@@ -415,6 +418,7 @@ static void test_ivshmem_server_irq(void)
 
 static void test_ivshmem_hotplug(void)
 {
+    const char *arch = qtest_get_arch();
     gchar *opts;
 
     qtest_start("");
@@ -422,7 +426,9 @@ static void test_ivshmem_hotplug(void)
     opts = g_strdup_printf("'shm': '%s', 'size': '1M'", tmpshm);
 
     qpci_plug_device_test("ivshmem", "iv1", PCI_SLOT_HP, opts);
-    qpci_unplug_acpi_device_test("iv1", PCI_SLOT_HP);
+    if (strcmp(arch, "ppc64") != 0) {
+        qpci_unplug_acpi_device_test("iv1", PCI_SLOT_HP);
+    }
 
     qtest_end();
     g_free(opts);
@@ -494,6 +500,7 @@ static gchar *mktempshm(int size, int *fd)
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     int ret, fd;
+    const char *arch = qtest_get_arch();
     gchar dir[] = "/tmp/ivshmem-test.XXXXXX";
 
 #if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 31, 0)
@@ -524,8 +531,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     qtest_add_func("/ivshmem/memdev", test_ivshmem_memdev);
     if (g_test_slow()) {
         qtest_add_func("/ivshmem/pair", test_ivshmem_pair);
-        qtest_add_func("/ivshmem/server-msi", test_ivshmem_server_msi);
-        qtest_add_func("/ivshmem/server-irq", test_ivshmem_server_irq);
+        if (strcmp(arch, "ppc64") != 0) {
+            qtest_add_func("/ivshmem/server-msi", test_ivshmem_server_msi);
+            qtest_add_func("/ivshmem/server-irq", test_ivshmem_server_irq);
+        }
     }
 
     ret = g_test_run();