diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-glances_4.5.6.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-glances_4.5.6.bb
index 41516e07bc..311d38cac3 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-glances_4.5.6.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-glances_4.5.6.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,19 @@ inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta ptest-python-pytest
 
 SRC_URI += " \
 	file://run-ptest \
+	git://github.com/nicolargo/glances.git;protocol=https;branch=master;name=testsdata;subpath=tests-data;destsuffix=glances-tests-data \
 "
+# tests-data/ is used by tests/test_core.py but not shipped in the pypi sdist,
+# take it from the v4.5.6 tag
+SRCREV_testsdata = "ce2f8506289c71e48ed8bf186f2c04d8256203d5"
+
+# tests/test_core.py runs glances with ./conf/glances.conf and reads plugin
+# test data from ./tests-data, both relative to the ptest directory
+do_install_ptest:append() {
+	install -d ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/conf ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/tests-data
+	cp -rf ${S}/conf/* ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/conf/
+	cp -rf ${UNPACKDIR}/glances-tests-data/plugins ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/tests-data/
+}
 
 # psutil/jinja2/packaging are oe-core; fastapi/uvicorn/defusedxml are
 # meta-python.