diff --git a/tests/arch/common/semihost/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/arch/common/semihost/CMakeLists.txt
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index 00000000000..9ff54202b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/arch/common/semihost/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20.0)
+find_package(Zephyr REQUIRED HINTS $ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE})
+project(semihost)
+
+FILE(GLOB app_sources src/*.c)
+target_sources(app PRIVATE ${app_sources})
diff --git a/tests/arch/common/semihost/prj.conf b/tests/arch/common/semihost/prj.conf
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index 00000000000..071acb7c66f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/arch/common/semihost/prj.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_ZTEST=y
+CONFIG_SEMIHOST=y
diff --git a/tests/arch/common/semihost/src/main.c b/tests/arch/common/semihost/src/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34e6f06ab7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/arch/common/semihost/src/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
+ * Organisation (CSIRO) ABN 41 687 119 230.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <ztest.h>
+#include <arch/common/semihost.h>
+
+static void test_file_ops(void)
+{
+	const char *test_file = "./test.bin";
+	uint8_t w_buffer[16] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
+	uint8_t r_buffer[16];
+	long read, fd;
+
+	/* Open in write mode */
+	fd = semihost_open(test_file, SEMIHOST_OPEN_WB);
+	zassert_true(fd > 0, "Bad handle (%d)", fd);
+	zassert_equal(semihost_flen(fd), 0, "File not empty");
+
+	/* Write some data */
+	zassert_equal(semihost_write(fd, w_buffer, sizeof(w_buffer)), 0, "Write failed");
+	zassert_equal(semihost_flen(fd), sizeof(w_buffer), "Size not updated");
+	zassert_equal(semihost_write(fd, w_buffer, sizeof(w_buffer)), 0, "Write failed");
+	zassert_equal(semihost_flen(fd), 2 * sizeof(w_buffer), "Size not updated");
+
+	/* Reading should fail in this mode */
+	read = semihost_read(fd, r_buffer, sizeof(r_buffer));
+	zassert_equal(read, -EIO, "Read from write-only file");
+
+	/* Close the file */
+	zassert_equal(semihost_close(fd), 0, "Close failed");
+
+	/* Open the same file again for reading */
+	fd = semihost_open(test_file, SEMIHOST_OPEN_RB);
+	zassert_true(fd > 0, "Bad handle (%d)", fd);
+	zassert_equal(semihost_flen(fd), 2 * sizeof(w_buffer), "Data not preserved");
+
+	/* Check reading data */
+	read = semihost_read(fd, r_buffer, sizeof(r_buffer));
+	zassert_equal(read, sizeof(r_buffer), "Read failed %d", read);
+	zassert_mem_equal(r_buffer, w_buffer, sizeof(r_buffer), "Data not read");
+	read = semihost_read(fd, r_buffer, sizeof(r_buffer));
+	zassert_equal(read, sizeof(r_buffer), "Read failed");
+	zassert_mem_equal(r_buffer, w_buffer, sizeof(r_buffer), "Data not read");
+
+	/* Read past end of file */
+	read = semihost_read(fd, r_buffer, sizeof(r_buffer));
+	zassert_equal(read, -EIO, "Read past end of file");
+
+	/* Seek to file offset */
+	zassert_equal(semihost_seek(fd, 1), 0, "Seek failed");
+
+	/* Read from offset */
+	read = semihost_read(fd, r_buffer, sizeof(r_buffer) - 1);
+	zassert_equal(read, sizeof(r_buffer) - 1, "Read failed");
+	zassert_mem_equal(r_buffer, w_buffer + 1, sizeof(r_buffer) - 1, "Data not read");
+
+	/* Close the file */
+	zassert_equal(semihost_close(fd), 0, "Close failed");
+
+	/* Opening again in write mode should erase the file */
+	fd = semihost_open(test_file, SEMIHOST_OPEN_WB);
+	zassert_true(fd > 0, "Bad handle (%d)", fd);
+	zassert_equal(semihost_flen(fd), 0, "File not empty");
+	zassert_equal(semihost_close(fd), 0, "Close failed");
+}
+
+void test_main(void)
+{
+	ztest_test_suite(semihost,
+			 ztest_unit_test(test_file_ops));
+	ztest_run_test_suite(semihost);
+}
diff --git a/tests/arch/common/semihost/testcase.yaml b/tests/arch/common/semihost/testcase.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93ac528a282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/arch/common/semihost/testcase.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+tests:
+  arch.common.semihost:
+    arch_allow: arm arm64 riscv32 riscv64
+    filter: CONFIG_QEMU_TARGET