diff --git a/samples/hello_world/sample.yaml b/samples/hello_world/sample.yaml
index 2bdf00b9330..bacc394eb45 100644
--- a/samples/hello_world/sample.yaml
+++ b/samples/hello_world/sample.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,3 @@ common:
 tests:
   sample.basic.helloworld:
     tags: introduction
-  sample.basic.helloworld.uefi:
-    platform_allow: qemu_x86_64
-    extra_args: CONF_FILE=prj_uefi.conf
diff --git a/tests/boot/uefi/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/boot/uefi/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3fe1373817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/boot/uefi/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(boot_uefi)
+
+target_sources(app PRIVATE src/main.c)
diff --git a/samples/hello_world/prj_uefi.conf b/tests/boot/uefi/prj.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/hello_world/prj_uefi.conf
rename to tests/boot/uefi/prj.conf
diff --git a/tests/boot/uefi/src/main.c b/tests/boot/uefi/src/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6c5c8a27dc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/boot/uefi/src/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2014 Wind River Systems, Inc.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <zephyr.h>
+#include <sys/printk.h>
+
+void main(void)
+{
+	printk("Hello World! %s\n", CONFIG_BOARD);
+}
diff --git a/tests/boot/uefi/testcase.yaml b/tests/boot/uefi/testcase.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..208a5418873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/boot/uefi/testcase.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+common:
+    platform_allow: qemu_x86_64
+    harness: console
+    harness_config:
+      type: one_line
+      regex:
+        - "Hello World! (.*)"
+tests:
+  boot.uefi:
+    tags: uefi