diff --git a/test/common/meson.build b/test/common/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f808149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/common/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+subdir('pldm')
diff --git a/test/common/pldm/meson.build b/test/common/pldm/meson.build
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/test/common/pldm/meson.build
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+
+testcases = [
+  'test_pldm_package_parser',
+]
+
+foreach t : testcases
+  test(
+    t,
+    executable(
+      t,
+      f'@t@.cpp',
+      include_directories: [
+        common_include,
+      ],
+      dependencies: [
+        libpldm_dep,
+        phosphor_logging_dep,
+        gtest,
+      ],
+      link_with: [
+        libpldmutil,
+        libpldmcreatepkg,
+      ]
+    )
+  )
+endforeach
+
diff --git a/test/common/pldm/test_pldm_package_parser.cpp b/test/common/pldm/test_pldm_package_parser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f81e6a
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+++ b/test/common/pldm/test_pldm_package_parser.cpp
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+#include "common/pldm/package_parser.hpp"
+#include "common/pldm/pldm_package_util.hpp"
+#include "common/pldm/types.hpp"
+#include "test/create_package/create_pldm_fw_package.hpp"
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <phosphor-logging/lg2.hpp>
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+std::string getCompatibleFromPLDMPackage(
+    const std::shared_ptr<PackageParser>& packageParser)
+{
+    auto fwDeviceIdRecords = packageParser->getFwDeviceIDRecords();
+    if (fwDeviceIdRecords.size() != 1)
+    {
+        lg2::error(
+            "fw device id records != 1, rejecting package, incompatible.");
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    lg2::debug("package has {N} fw device id records", "N",
+               fwDeviceIdRecords.size());
+
+    assert(!fwDeviceIdRecords.empty());
+
+    for (FirmwareDeviceIDRecord& record : fwDeviceIdRecords)
+    {
+        Descriptors desc = std::get<3>(record);
+        if (desc.empty())
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        lg2::debug("fw device id record has {N} descriptors", "N", desc.size());
+
+        if (!desc.contains(0xffff))
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        auto v = desc[0xffff];
+
+        if (!std::holds_alternative<VendorDefinedDescriptorInfo>(v))
+        {
+            lg2::debug(
+                "descriptor does not have the vendor defined descriptor info");
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        auto data = std::get<VendorDefinedDescriptorInfo>(v);
+
+        std::string res = std::get<VendorDefinedDescriptorTitle>(data);
+
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    return "";
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<PackageParser>
+    createPackageCommon(uint8_t* component_image, size_t component_image_size,
+                        const std::optional<uint32_t>& optVendorIANA,
+                        const std::optional<std::string>& optCompatible)
+{
+    size_t size_out = 0;
+    std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> buf =
+        create_pldm_package_buffer(component_image, component_image_size,
+                                   optVendorIANA, optCompatible, size_out);
+
+    const std::shared_ptr<PackageParser> packageParser =
+        pldm_package_util::parsePLDMPackage(buf.get(), size_out);
+
+    return packageParser;
+};
+
+TEST(PLDM_PACKAGE_PARSER, getCompatible)
+{
+    uint8_t component_image[] = {0x12, 0x34, 0x83, 0x21};
+
+    const std::shared_ptr<PackageParser> packageParser = createPackageCommon(
+        component_image, sizeof(component_image), std::nullopt,
+        std::optional<std::string>("com.my.compatible"));
+
+    if (packageParser == nullptr)
+    {
+        lg2::error("could not parse PLDM Package");
+        assert(false);
+    }
+
+    std::string compatible = getCompatibleFromPLDMPackage(packageParser);
+
+    if (compatible.empty())
+    {
+        lg2::error(
+            "could not extract compatible string from PLDM FW Update Package");
+        assert(false);
+    }
+
+    lg2::debug("compatible = {COMPATIBLE}", "COMPATIBLE", compatible);
+
+    assert(compatible == "com.my.compatible");
+}
+
+TEST(PLDM_PACKAGE_PARSER, getComponentImage)
+{
+    int status = 0;
+    uint8_t component_image[] = {0xab, 0xba, 0xcd, 0xef};
+    const size_t component_image_size = 4;
+
+    std::optional<std::string> optFilename =
+        create_pldm_package(component_image, component_image_size);
+
+    assert(optFilename.has_value());
+
+    FILE* file = fopen(optFilename.value().c_str(), "r");
+
+    assert(file != NULL);
+
+    const size_t size = std::filesystem::file_size(optFilename.value());
+
+    auto buf = std::make_shared<uint8_t[]>(size);
+
+    status = pldm_package_util::readImagePackage(file, buf.get(), size);
+
+    fclose(file);
+
+    assert(status == 0);
+
+    std::shared_ptr<PackageParser> packageParser =
+        pldm_package_util::parsePLDMPackage(buf.get(), size);
+
+    assert(packageParser != nullptr);
+
+    auto compImages = packageParser->getComponentImageInfos();
+
+    lg2::debug("found {N} component images", "N", compImages.size());
+
+    assert(compImages.size() == 1);
+
+    const ComponentImageInfo& compImage = compImages[0];
+
+    const uint16_t compClass = std::get<0>(compImage);
+    lg2::debug("component classification: {VALUE}", "VALUE", compClass);
+
+    const uint16_t compIdentifier = std::get<1>(compImage);
+    lg2::debug("component identifier: {VALUE}", "VALUE", compIdentifier);
+
+    const uint32_t compLocationOffset = std::get<5>(compImage);
+    lg2::debug("component location offset: {VALUE}", "VALUE",
+               compLocationOffset);
+
+    const uint32_t compSize = std::get<6>(compImage);
+    lg2::debug("component size: {VALUE}", "VALUE", compSize);
+
+    assert(compSize == component_image_size);
+
+    std::string compVersion = std::get<7>(compImage);
+    lg2::debug("component version: {VALUE}", "VALUE", compVersion);
+
+    uint8_t* p = buf.get() + compLocationOffset;
+    lg2::debug("first few bytes of component image: {1} {2} {3} {4}", "1",
+               lg2::hex, p[0], "2", lg2::hex, p[1], "3", lg2::hex, p[2], "4",
+               lg2::hex, p[3]);
+
+    assert(p[0] == 0xab);
+    assert(p[1] == 0xba);
+    assert(p[2] == 0xcd);
+    assert(p[3] == 0xef);
+
+    assert(status == 0);
+}
+
+TEST(PLDM_PACKAGE_PARSER, getFirmwareDeviceId)
+{
+    int status = 0;
+    uint8_t component_image[] = {0xab, 0xba, 0xcd, 0xef};
+
+    const std::shared_ptr<PackageParser> packageParser = createPackageCommon(
+        component_image, sizeof(component_image), std::nullopt, std::nullopt);
+
+    assert(packageParser != nullptr);
+
+    auto fwDeviceIdRecords = packageParser->getFwDeviceIDRecords();
+    lg2::debug("found {N} fw device id records", "N", fwDeviceIdRecords.size());
+
+    const FirmwareDeviceIDRecords records =
+        packageParser->getFwDeviceIDRecords();
+
+    assert(records.size() == 1);
+
+    const FirmwareDeviceIDRecord& record = records[0];
+
+    const DeviceUpdateOptionFlags optFlags = std::get<0>(record);
+
+    // assert we do not continue component updates after failure
+    assert(!optFlags[0]);
+
+    const ApplicableComponents ac = std::get<1>(record);
+
+    assert(ac.size() == 1);
+
+    // assert that the one component image is applicable to this device
+    assert(ac[0] == 0);
+
+    const ComponentImageSetVersion cisv = std::get<2>(record);
+
+    assert(!cisv.empty());
+
+    Descriptors desc = std::get<3>(record);
+
+    assert(desc.size() == 1);
+
+    assert(desc.contains(1)); // iana type descriptor
+
+    auto v = desc[1];
+
+    const DescriptorData data = std::get<DescriptorData>(v);
+
+    // iana id is 4 bytes
+    assert(data.size() == 4);
+
+    assert(status == 0);
+}
+
+TEST(PLDM_PACKAGE_PARSER, getIANA)
+{
+    uint8_t component_image[] = {0x12, 0x34, 0xab};
+
+    const std::shared_ptr<PackageParser> packageParser =
+        createPackageCommon(component_image, sizeof(component_image),
+                            std::optional<uint32_t>(0xdcbaff), std::nullopt);
+
+    assert(packageParser != nullptr);
+
+    auto fwDeviceIdRecords = packageParser->getFwDeviceIDRecords();
+    if (fwDeviceIdRecords.size() != 1)
+    {
+        lg2::error(
+            "fw device id records != 1, rejecting package, incompatible.");
+        assert(false);
+    }
+
+    const FirmwareDeviceIDRecord& record = fwDeviceIdRecords[0];
+
+    Descriptors desc = std::get<3>(record);
+    if (desc.empty())
+    {
+        lg2::error("there is no descriptor for the applicable device");
+        assert(false);
+    }
+
+    if (!desc.contains(1))
+    {
+        // iana type descriptor
+        lg2::error("the package does not have an IANA type descriptor");
+        assert(false);
+    }
+
+    auto v = desc[1];
+
+    const DescriptorData data = std::get<DescriptorData>(v);
+
+    if (data.size() != 4)
+    {
+        lg2::error("iana id should be 4 bytes");
+        assert(false);
+    }
+
+    const uint32_t iana = data[0] | (data[1] << 8) | (data[2] << 16) |
+                          (data[3] << 24);
+
+    lg2::debug("iana = {IANA}", "IANA", lg2::hex, iana);
+
+    assert(iana == 0xdcbaff);
+}
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index 20b6879..6c436e2 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
 subdir('create_package')
+
+gtest_main = dependency(
+  'gtest_main',
+  main:true,
+  required:true,
+)
+
+subdir('common')