diff --git a/samples/sensor/sensor_shell/pytest/test_sensor_shell.py b/samples/sensor/sensor_shell/pytest/test_sensor_shell.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c13f888a285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/sensor/sensor_shell/pytest/test_sensor_shell.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Meta Platforms
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import logging
+
+from twister_harness import Shell
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def test_sensor_shell_info(shell: Shell):
+    logger.info('send "sensor info" command')
+
+    lines = shell.exec_command('sensor info')
+    assert any(['device name: sensor@0' in line for line in lines]), 'expected response not found'
+    assert any(['device name: sensor@1' in line for line in lines]), 'expected response not found'
+
+    logger.info('response is valid')
+
+
+def test_sensor_shell_get(shell: Shell):
+    logger.info('send "sensor get" command')
+
+    lines = shell.exec_command('sensor get sensor@0 voltage')
+    assert any(['channel type=31(voltage)' in line for line in lines]), 'expected response not found'
+
+    lines = shell.exec_command('sensor get sensor@1 53')
+    assert any(['channel type=53(gauge_time_to_empty)' in line for line in lines]), 'expected response not found'
+
+    logger.info('response is valid')
+
+
+def test_sensor_shell_attr_get(shell: Shell):
+    logger.info('send "sensor attr_get" command')
+
+    lines = shell.exec_command('sensor attr_get sensor@0 co2 sampling_frequency')
+    assert any(['sensor@0(channel=co2, attr=sampling_frequency)' in line for line in lines]), 'expected response not found'
+
+    lines = shell.exec_command('sensor attr_get sensor@1 53 3')
+    assert any(['sensor@1(channel=gauge_time_to_empty, attr=slope_th)' in line for line in lines]), 'expected response not found'
+
+    logger.info('response is valid')
+
+
+def test_sensor_shell_attr_set(shell: Shell):
+    logger.info('send "sensor attr_set" command')
+
+    lines = shell.exec_command('sensor attr_set sensor@0 co2 sampling_frequency 1')
+    expected_line = 'sensor@0 channel=co2, attr=sampling_frequency set to value=1'
+    assert any([expected_line in line for line in lines]), 'expected response not found'
+
+    lines = shell.exec_command('sensor attr_set sensor@1 53 3 1')
+    expected_line = 'sensor@1 channel=gauge_time_to_empty, attr=slope_th set to value=1'
+    assert any([expected_line in line for line in lines]), 'expected response not found'
+
+    logger.info('response is valid')
+
+
+def test_sensor_shell_trig(shell: Shell):
+    logger.info('send "sensor trig" command')
+
+    lines = shell.exec_command('sensor trig sensor@0 on data_ready')
+    expected_line = 'Enabled trigger idx=1 data_ready on device sensor@0'
+    assert any([expected_line in line for line in lines]), 'expected response not found'
+
+    lines = shell.exec_command('sensor trig sensor@0 off data_ready')
+    expected_line = 'Disabled trigger idx=1 data_ready on device sensor@0'
+    assert any([expected_line in line for line in lines]), 'expected response not found'
+
+    logger.info('response is valid')
diff --git a/samples/sensor/sensor_shell/sample.yaml b/samples/sensor/sensor_shell/sample.yaml
index d89dfebc21a..51f57b10f6c 100644
--- a/samples/sensor/sensor_shell/sample.yaml
+++ b/samples/sensor/sensor_shell/sample.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 sample:
   name: Shell Sensor Module Sample
+common:
+  tags:
+    - sensor
+    - shell
+
 tests:
   sample.sensor.shell:
     integration_platforms:
@@ -7,7 +12,15 @@ tests:
     # TODO Remove once #63414 is resolved
     platform_exclude: gd32l233r_eval
     filter: ( CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE and CONFIG_SERIAL_SUPPORT_INTERRUPT )
-    tags: shell
     harness: keyboard
     min_ram: 20
     min_flash: 33
+  sample.sensor.shell.pytest:
+    filter: CONFIG_SERIAL and dt_chosen_enabled("zephyr,shell-uart")
+    min_ram: 40
+    harness: pytest
+    extra_configs:
+      - arch:posix:CONFIG_NATIVE_UART_0_ON_STDINOUT=y
+      - CONFIG_SAMPLES_SENSOR_SHELL_FAKE_SENSOR=y
+    integration_platforms:
+      - native_sim