diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/ptest-packagelists.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/ptest-packagelists.inc
index 3fb7ec2657..b74e18a322 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/ptest-packagelists.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/ptest-packagelists.inc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 PTESTS_FAST = "\
     acl-ptest \
+    alsa-lib-ptest \
     apr-ptest \
     apr-util-ptest \
     attr-ptest \
diff --git a/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib/run-ptest b/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib/run-ptest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fbf9f140a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib/run-ptest
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -eux
+
+for t in config control midi_event client_event_filter client_event_filter
+do
+    if "./$t" > "alsa-lib_$t.log" 2>&1
+    then
+        echo "PASS: $t"
+    else
+        echo "FAIL: $t"
+        cat "alsa-lib_$t.log"
+    fi
+    rm "alsa-lib_$t.log"
+done
diff --git a/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib_1.2.1.2.bb b/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib_1.2.1.2.bb
index 4867c798b9..192e35ba3a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib_1.2.1.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib_1.2.1.2.bb
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ SRC_URI = "https://www.alsa-project.org/files/pub/lib/${BP}.tar.bz2 \
            file://0005-ucm-Do-not-fail-to-parse-configs-on-cards-with-an-em.patch \
            file://0001-Fix-alsa-sound-.h-for-external-programs.patch \
            file://0001-uapi-Move-typedefs-from-uapi-to-sound.patch \
+           file://run-ptest \
            "
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "82ddd3698469beec147e4f4a67134ea0"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "958e260e3673f1f6ff6b2d2c0df3fc2e469bea5b2957163ce96ce17f23e87943"
 
-inherit autotools pkgconfig
+inherit autotools pkgconfig ptest
 
 EXTRA_OECONF += " \
     ${@bb.utils.contains('TARGET_FPU', 'soft', '--with-softfloat', '', d)} \
@@ -52,3 +53,19 @@ RREPLACES_alsa-conf = "alsa-conf-base"
 RCONFLICTS_alsa-conf = "alsa-conf-base"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
+
+do_compile:append() {
+    ${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} "${S}/test/lsb/config.c" -I "${S}/include" -L "${B}/src/.libs/" -lasound -o config
+    ${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} "${S}/test/control.c" -I "${S}/include" -L "${B}/src/.libs/" -lasound -o control
+    ${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} "${S}/test/client_event"_filter.c -I "${S}/include" -L "${B}/src/.libs/" -lasound -o client_event_filter
+    ${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} "${S}/test/namehint.c" -I "${S}/include" -L "${B}/src/.libs/" -lasound -o namehint
+    ${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} "${S}/test/lsb/midi_event.c" -I "${S}/include" -L "${B}/src/.libs/" -lasound -o midi_event
+}
+
+do_install_ptest:append() {
+    install -m 0755 "${B}/config" "${D}${PTEST_PATH}"
+    install -m 0755 "${B}/control" "${D}${PTEST_PATH}"
+    install -m 0755 "${B}/client_event_filter" "${D}${PTEST_PATH}"
+    install -m 0755 "${B}/midi_event" "${D}${PTEST_PATH}"
+    install -m 0755 "${B}/namehint" "${D}${PTEST_PATH}"
+}