diff --git a/.azure-pipelines.yml b/.azure-pipelines.yml
index 15507a7357..2e9c1fb4fd 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -254,6 +254,12 @@ jobs:
         r2dplus_tulip:
           TEST_PY_BD: "r2dplus"
           TEST_PY_ID: "--id tulip_qemu"
+        sifive_unleashed_sdcard:
+          TEST_PY_BD: "sifive_unleashed"
+          TEST_PY_ID: "--id sdcard_qemu"
+        sifive_unleashed_spi-nor:
+          TEST_PY_BD: "sifive_unleashed"
+          TEST_PY_ID: "--id spi-nor_qemu"
         xilinx_zynq_virt:
           TEST_PY_BD: "xilinx_zynq_virt"
           TEST_PY_ID: "--id qemu"
@@ -289,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
               wget -O - https://github.com/riscv/opensbi/releases/download/v0.9/opensbi-0.9-rv-bin.tar.xz | tar -C /tmp -xJ;
               export OPENSBI=/tmp/opensbi-0.9-rv-bin/share/opensbi/ilp32/generic/firmware/fw_dynamic.bin;
           fi
-          if [[ "${TEST_PY_BD}" == "qemu-riscv64_spl" ]]; then
+          if [[ "${TEST_PY_BD}" == "qemu-riscv64_spl" ]] || [[ "${TEST_PY_BD}" == "sifive_unleashed" ]]; then
               wget -O - https://github.com/riscv/opensbi/releases/download/v0.9/opensbi-0.9-rv-bin.tar.xz | tar -C /tmp -xJ;
               export OPENSBI=/tmp/opensbi-0.9-rv-bin/share/opensbi/lp64/generic/firmware/fw_dynamic.bin;
           fi
@@ -302,6 +308,18 @@ jobs:
           cp /opt/grub/grubriscv64.efi ${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/grub_riscv64.efi
           cp /opt/grub/grubaa64.efi ${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/grub_arm64.efi
           cp /opt/grub/grubarm.efi ${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/grub_arm.efi
+          # create sdcard / spi-nor images for sifive unleashed using genimage
+          if [[ "${TEST_PY_BD}" == "sifive_unleashed" ]]; then
+              mkdir -p root;
+              cp ${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/spl/u-boot-spl.bin .;
+              cp ${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/u-boot.itb .;
+              rm -rf tmp;
+              genimage --inputpath . --config board/sifive/unleashed/genimage_sdcard.cfg;
+              cp images/sdcard.img ${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/;
+              rm -rf tmp;
+              genimage --inputpath . --config board/sifive/unleashed/genimage_spi-nor.cfg;
+              cp images/spi-nor.img ${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/;
+          fi
           virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 /tmp/venv
           . /tmp/venv/bin/activate
           pip install -r test/py/requirements.txt
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ffdeaae5a8..599de6e506 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stages:
         wget -O - https://github.com/riscv/opensbi/releases/download/v0.9/opensbi-0.9-rv-bin.tar.xz | tar -C /tmp -xJ;
         export OPENSBI=/tmp/opensbi-0.9-rv-bin/share/opensbi/ilp32/generic/firmware/fw_dynamic.bin;
       fi
-    - if [[ "${TEST_PY_BD}" == "qemu-riscv64_spl" ]]; then
+    - if [[ "${TEST_PY_BD}" == "qemu-riscv64_spl" ]] || [[ "${TEST_PY_BD}" == "sifive_unleashed" ]]; then
         wget -O - https://github.com/riscv/opensbi/releases/download/v0.9/opensbi-0.9-rv-bin.tar.xz | tar -C /tmp -xJ;
         export OPENSBI=/tmp/opensbi-0.9-rv-bin/share/opensbi/lp64/generic/firmware/fw_dynamic.bin;
       fi
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ stages:
     - cp /opt/grub/grubriscv64.efi $UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/grub_riscv64.efi
     - cp /opt/grub/grubaa64.efi $UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/grub_arm64.efi
     - cp /opt/grub/grubarm.efi $UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/grub_arm.efi
+    # create sdcard / spi-nor images for sifive unleashed using genimage
+    - if [[ "${TEST_PY_BD}" == "sifive_unleashed" ]]; then
+        mkdir -p root;
+        cp ${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/spl/u-boot-spl.bin .;
+        cp ${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/u-boot.itb .;
+        rm -rf tmp;
+        genimage --inputpath . --config board/sifive/unleashed/genimage_sdcard.cfg;
+        cp images/sdcard.img ${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/;
+        rm -rf tmp;
+        genimage --inputpath . --config board/sifive/unleashed/genimage_spi-nor.cfg;
+        cp images/spi-nor.img ${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/;
+      fi
     - virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 /tmp/venv
     - . /tmp/venv/bin/activate
     - pip install -r test/py/requirements.txt
@@ -317,6 +329,18 @@ r2dplus_tulip test.py:
     TEST_PY_ID: "--id tulip_qemu"
   <<: *buildman_and_testpy_dfn
 
+sifive_unleashed_sdcard test.py:
+  variables:
+    TEST_PY_BD: "sifive_unleashed"
+    TEST_PY_ID: "--id sdcard_qemu"
+  <<: *buildman_and_testpy_dfn
+
+sifive_unleashed_spi-nor test.py:
+  variables:
+    TEST_PY_BD: "sifive_unleashed"
+    TEST_PY_ID: "--id spi-nor_qemu"
+  <<: *buildman_and_testpy_dfn
+
 xilinx_zynq_virt test.py:
   variables:
     TEST_PY_BD: "xilinx_zynq_virt"