diff --git a/tests/vm/netbsd b/tests/vm/netbsd
index 4c6624ea5e..6dbfc1b0fb 100755
--- a/tests/vm/netbsd
+++ b/tests/vm/netbsd
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 #
 # NetBSD VM image
 #
-# Copyright 2017 Red Hat Inc.
+# Copyright 2017-2019 Red Hat Inc.
 #
 # Authors:
 #  Fam Zheng <famz@redhat.com>
+#  Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
 #
 # This code is licensed under the GPL version 2 or later.  See
 # the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
@@ -13,32 +14,198 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import time
 import subprocess
 import basevm
 
 class NetBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
     name = "netbsd"
     arch = "x86_64"
+
+    link = "https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-8.0/images/NetBSD-8.0-amd64.iso"
+    size = "20G"
+    pkgs = [
+        # tools
+        "git-base",
+        "pkgconf",
+        "xz",
+        "python37",
+
+        # gnu tools
+        "bash",
+        "gmake",
+        "gsed",
+        "flex", "bison",
+
+        # libs: crypto
+        "gnutls",
+
+        # libs: images
+        "jpeg",
+        "png",
+
+	# libs: ui
+        "SDL2",
+        "gtk3+",
+        "libxkbcommon",
+    ]
+
     BUILD_SCRIPT = """
         set -e;
-        rm -rf /var/tmp/qemu-test.*
-        cd $(mktemp -d /var/tmp/qemu-test.XXXXXX);
+        rm -rf /home/qemu/qemu-test.*
+        cd $(mktemp -d /home/qemu/qemu-test.XXXXXX);
+        mkdir src build; cd src;
         tar -xf /dev/rld1a;
-        ./configure --python=python2.7 {configure_opts};
+        cd ../build
+        ../src/configure --python=python3.7 --disable-opengl {configure_opts};
         gmake --output-sync -j{jobs} {target} {verbose};
     """
+    poweroff = "/sbin/poweroff"
 
     def build_image(self, img):
-        cimg = self._download_with_cache("http://download.patchew.org/netbsd-7.1-amd64.img.xz",
-                                         sha256sum='b633d565b0eac3d02015cd0c81440bd8a7a8df8512615ac1ee05d318be015732')
-        img_tmp_xz = img + ".tmp.xz"
+        cimg = self._download_with_cache(self.link)
         img_tmp = img + ".tmp"
-        sys.stderr.write("Extracting the image...\n")
-        subprocess.check_call(["cp", "-f", cimg, img_tmp_xz])
-        subprocess.check_call(["xz", "-dvf", img_tmp_xz])
+        iso = img + ".install.iso"
+
+        self.print_step("Preparing iso and disk image")
+        subprocess.check_call(["cp", "-f", cimg, iso])
+        subprocess.check_call(["qemu-img", "create", "-f", "qcow2",
+                               img_tmp, self.size])
+
+        self.print_step("Booting installer")
+        self.boot(img_tmp, extra_args = [
+            "-device", "VGA",
+            "-machine", "graphics=off",
+            "-cdrom", iso
+        ])
+        self.console_init()
+        self.console_wait("Primary Bootstrap")
+
+        # serial console boot menu output doesn't work for some
+        # reason, so we have to fly blind ...
+        for char in list("5consdev com0\n"):
+            time.sleep(0.2)
+            self.console_send(char)
+            self.console_wait("")
+        self.console_wait_send("> ", "boot\n")
+
+        self.console_wait_send("Terminal type",            "xterm\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("a: Installation messages", "a\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("b: US-English",            "b\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("a: Install NetBSD",        "a\n")
+        self.console_wait("Shall we continue?")
+        self.console_wait_send("b: Yes",                   "b\n")
+
+        self.console_wait_send("a: ld0",                   "a\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("a: This is the correct",   "a\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("b: Use the entire disk",   "b\n")
+        self.console_wait("NetBSD bootcode")
+        self.console_wait_send("a: Yes",                   "a\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("b: Use existing part",     "b\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("x: Partition sizes ok",    "x\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("for your NetBSD disk",     "\n")
+        self.console_wait("Shall we continue?")
+        self.console_wait_send("b: Yes",                   "b\n")
+
+        self.console_wait_send("b: Use serial port com0",  "b\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("f: Set serial baud rate",  "f\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("a: 9600",                  "a\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("x: Exit",                  "x\n")
+
+        self.console_wait_send("a: Full installation",     "a\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("a: CD-ROM",                "a\n")
+
+        self.print_step("Installation started now, this will take a while")
+        self.console_wait_send("Hit enter to continue",    "\n")
+
+        self.console_wait_send("d: Change root password",  "d\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("a: Yes",                   "a\n")
+        self.console_wait("New password:")
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_wait("New password:")
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_wait("Retype new password:")
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.ROOT_PASS)
+
+        self.console_wait_send("o: Add a user",            "o\n")
+        self.console_wait("username")
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_USER)
+        self.console_wait("to group wheel")
+        self.console_wait_send("a: Yes",                   "a\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("a: /bin/sh",               "a\n")
+        self.console_wait("New password:")
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_wait("New password:")
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_wait("Retype new password:")
+        self.console_send("%s\n" % self.GUEST_PASS)
+
+        self.console_wait_send("a: Configure network",     "a\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("a: vioif0",                "a\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("Network media type",       "\n")
+        self.console_wait("autoconfiguration")
+        self.console_wait_send("a: Yes",                   "a\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("DNS domain",               "localnet\n")
+        self.console_wait("Are they OK?")
+        self.console_wait_send("a: Yes",                   "a\n")
+        self.console_wait("installed in /etc")
+        self.console_wait_send("a: Yes",                   "a\n")
+
+        self.console_wait_send("e: Enable install",        "e\n")
+        proxy = os.environ.get("http_proxy")
+        if not proxy is None:
+            self.console_wait_send("f: Proxy",             "f\n")
+            self.console_wait("Proxy")
+            self.console_send("%s\n" % proxy)
+        self.console_wait_send("x: Install pkgin",         "x\n")
+        self.console_init(1200)
+        self.console_wait_send("Hit enter to continue", "\n")
+        self.console_init()
+
+        self.console_wait_send("g: Enable sshd",           "g\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("x: Finished conf",         "x\n")
+        self.console_wait_send("Hit enter to continue",    "\n")
+
+        self.print_step("Installation finished, rebooting")
+        self.console_wait_send("d: Reboot the computer",   "d\n")
+
+        # setup qemu user
+        prompt = "localhost$"
+        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, self.GUEST_USER, self.GUEST_PASS)
+        self.console_wait_send(prompt, "exit\n")
+
+        # setup root user
+        prompt = "localhost#"
+        self.console_ssh_init(prompt, "root", self.ROOT_PASS)
+        self.console_sshd_config(prompt)
+
+        # setup virtio-blk #1 (tarfile)
+        self.console_wait(prompt)
+        self.console_send("echo 'chmod 666 /dev/rld1a' >> /etc/rc.local\n")
+
+        # turn off mprotect (conflicts with tcg)
+        self.console_wait(prompt)
+        self.console_send("echo security.pax.mprotect.enabled=0 >> /etc/sysctl.conf\n")
+
+        self.print_step("Configuration finished, rebooting")
+        self.console_wait_send(prompt, "reboot\n")
+        self.console_wait("login:")
+        self.wait_ssh()
+
+        self.print_step("Installing packages")
+        self.ssh_root_check("pkgin update\n")
+        self.ssh_root_check("pkgin -y install %s\n" % " ".join(self.pkgs))
+
+        # shutdown
+        self.ssh_root(self.poweroff)
+        self.console_wait("entering state S5")
+        self.wait()
+
         if os.path.exists(img):
             os.remove(img)
         os.rename(img_tmp, img)
+        os.remove(iso)
+        self.print_step("All done")
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.exit(basevm.main(NetBSDVM))
