diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index ac277423a1..145e73199c 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ F:	package/flutter-engine/
 F:	package/flutter-gallery/
 F:	package/flutter-pi/
 F:	package/flutter-sdk-bin/
+F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_firewalld.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_flutter.py
 
 N:	Adam Heinrich <adam@adamh.cz>
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_firewalld.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_firewalld.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..700337f637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_firewalld.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+"""Test firewalld for both systemd and sysvinit."""
+import os
+import time
+import infra.basetest
+
+
+class TestFirewalldSystemd(infra.basetest.BRTest):
+    """Build the kernel as firewalld requires several the nftable options."""
+
+    config = """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_cortex_a9=y
+        BR2_ARM_ENABLE_VFP=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
+        BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD=y
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="6.1.61"
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="vexpress"
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="vexpress-v2p-ca9"
+        BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyAMA0"
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_FIREWALLD=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        cpio_file = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "rootfs.cpio")
+        kernel_file = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "zImage")
+        dtb_file = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "vexpress-v2p-ca9.dtb")
+        self.emulator.boot(arch="armv7",
+                           kernel=kernel_file,
+                           kernel_cmdline=["console=ttyAMA0,115200"],
+                           options=[
+                               "-initrd", cpio_file,
+                               "-dtb", dtb_file,
+                               "-M", "vexpress-a9"
+                           ])
+        # It takes quite some time for the system to boot with firewalld,
+        self.emulator.login(timeout=120)
+
+        # It may take some time for firewalld to finish startup.
+        # Give it at least 15 seconds.
+        is_active = False
+        for i in range(15):
+            output, _ = self.emulator.run("systemctl is-active firewalld")
+            if output[0] == "active":
+                is_active = True
+                break
+            time.sleep(1)
+        if not is_active:
+            self.fail("firewalld failed to activate!")
+
+        cmd = "firewall-cmd --state"
+        output, exit_code = self.emulator.run(cmd, timeout=10)
+        self.assertIn("running", output[0])
+        self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0)
+
+
+class TestFirewalldSysVInit(infra.basetest.BRTest):
+    """Build the kernel as firewalld requires several nftable options."""
+
+    config = """
+        BR2_arm=y
+        BR2_cortex_a9=y
+        BR2_ARM_ENABLE_VFP=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="6.1.61"
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="vexpress"
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="vexpress-v2p-ca9"
+        BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyAMA0"
+        BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_FIREWALLD=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        cpio_file = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "rootfs.cpio")
+        kernel_file = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "zImage")
+        dtb_file = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "vexpress-v2p-ca9.dtb")
+        self.emulator.boot(arch="armv7",
+                           kernel=kernel_file,
+                           kernel_cmdline=["console=ttyAMA0,115200"],
+                           options=[
+                               "-initrd", cpio_file,
+                               "-dtb", dtb_file,
+                               "-M", "vexpress-a9"
+                           ])
+        # It takes quite some time for the system to boot with firewalld.
+        self.emulator.login(timeout=120)
+        cmd = "firewall-cmd --state"
+        output, exit_code = self.emulator.run(cmd, timeout=10)
+        self.assertIn("running", output[0])
+        self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0)