diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 570f4ff115..46fd9c3a48 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -3208,6 +3208,7 @@ F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_flask.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_flask_expects_json.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_git.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_python_unittest_xml_reporting.py
+F:	support/testing/tests/toolchain/test_external_arm.py
 F:	toolchain/
 
 N:	Timo Ketola <timo.ketola@exertus.fi>
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/toolchain/test_external_arm.py b/support/testing/tests/toolchain/test_external_arm.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f8e5b4e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/toolchain/test_external_arm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from tests.toolchain.test_external import TestExternalToolchain
+
+
+class TestExternalToolchainArmArm(TestExternalToolchain):
+    config = """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_cortex_a8=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_ARM_ARM=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+    toolchain_prefix = "arm-none-linux-gnueabihf"
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        TestExternalToolchain.common_check(self)
+
+
+class TestExternalToolchainArmAarch64(TestExternalToolchain):
+    config = """
+        BR2_aarch64=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_ARM_AARCH64=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+    toolchain_prefix = "aarch64-none-linux-gnu"
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        TestExternalToolchain.common_check(self)
+
+
+class TestExternalToolchainArmAarch64Be(TestExternalToolchain):
+    config = """
+        BR2_aarch64_be=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_ARM_AARCH64_BE=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+    toolchain_prefix = "aarch64_be-none-linux-gnu"
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        TestExternalToolchain.common_check(self)