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diff --git a/test/py/tests/test_sleep.py b/test/py/tests/test_sleep.py
index 392af29db22..66a57434bff 100644
--- a/test/py/tests/test_sleep.py
+++ b/test/py/tests/test_sleep.py
@@ -41,3 +41,21 @@ def test_sleep(u_boot_console):
     if not u_boot_console.config.gdbserver:
         # margin is hopefully enough to account for any system overhead.
         assert elapsed < (sleep_time + sleep_margin)
+
+@pytest.mark.buildconfigspec("cmd_misc")
+def test_time(u_boot_console):
+    """Test the time command, and validate that it gives approximately the
+    correct amount of command execution time."""
+
+    sleep_skip = u_boot_console.config.env.get("env__sleep_accurate", True)
+    if not sleep_skip:
+        pytest.skip("sleep is not accurate")
+
+    sleep_time = u_boot_console.config.env.get("env__sleep_time", 10)
+    sleep_margin = u_boot_console.config.env.get("env__sleep_margin", 0.25)
+    output = u_boot_console.run_command("time sleep %d" % sleep_time)
+    execute_time = float(output.split()[1])
+    assert sleep_time >= (execute_time - 0.01)
+    if not u_boot_console.config.gdbserver:
+        # margin is hopefully enough to account for any system overhead.
+        assert sleep_time < (execute_time + sleep_margin)