diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/scanelf.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/scanelf.py
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+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/scanelf.py
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+import unittest
+from oeqa.oetest import oeRuntimeTest, skipModule
+from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
+
+def setUpModule():
+    if not oeRuntimeTest.hasPackage("pax-utils"):
+        skipModule("pax-utils package not installed")
+
+class ScanelfTest(oeRuntimeTest):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.scancmd = 'scanelf --quiet --recursive --mount --ldpath --path'
+
+    @testcase(966)
+    @skipUnlessPassed('test_ssh')
+    def test_scanelf_textrel(self):
+        # print TEXTREL information
+        self.scancmd += " --textrel"
+        (status, output) = self.target.run(self.scancmd)
+        self.assertEqual(output.strip(), "", "\n".join([self.scancmd, output]))
+
+    @testcase(967)
+    @skipUnlessPassed('test_ssh')
+    def test_scanelf_rpath(self):
+        # print RPATH information
+        self.scancmd += " --rpath"
+        (status, output) = self.target.run(self.scancmd)
+        self.assertEqual(output.strip(), "", "\n".join([self.scancmd, output]))