diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/vnc.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/vnc.py
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+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/vnc.py
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+from oeqa.oetest import oeRuntimeTest, skipModuleUnless
+from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
+import re
+
+def setUpModule():
+    skipModuleUnless(oeRuntimeTest.hasPackage('x11vnc'), "No x11vnc package in image")
+
+class VNCTest(oeRuntimeTest):
+
+    @testcase(213)
+    @skipUnlessPassed('test_ssh')
+    def test_vnc(self):
+        (status, output) = self.target.run('x11vnc -display :0 -bg -o x11vnc.log')
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg="x11vnc server failed to start: %s" % output)
+        port = re.search('PORT=[0-9]*', output)
+        self.assertTrue(port, msg="Listening port not specified in command output: %s" %output)
+
+        vncport = port.group(0).split('=')[1]
+        (status, output) = self.target.run('netstat -ntl | grep ":%s"' % vncport)
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg="x11vnc server not running on port %s\n\n%s" % (vncport, self.target.run('netstat -ntl; cat x11vnc.log')[1]))