diff --git a/meta-selftest/recipes-test/images/wic-image-minimal.bb b/meta-selftest/recipes-test/images/wic-image-minimal.bb
index 84d3721885..89843d9b3c 100644
--- a/meta-selftest/recipes-test/images/wic-image-minimal.bb
+++ b/meta-selftest/recipes-test/images/wic-image-minimal.bb
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384
 IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE = "2000"
 
 inherit image
+
+include test_recipe.inc
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/wic.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/wic.py
index f45608172f..680f99d381 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/wic.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/wic.py
@@ -1021,6 +1021,18 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
         """Test building wic images by bitbake"""
         config = 'IMAGE_FSTYPES += "wic"\nWKS_FILE = "wic-image-minimal"\n'\
                  'MACHINE_FEATURES:append = " efi"\n'
+        image_recipe_append = """
+do_image_wic[postfuncs] += "run_wic_cmd"
+run_wic_cmd() {
+    echo "test" >> ${WORKDIR}/test.wic-cp
+    wic cp --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${WORKDIR}/test.wic-cp  ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/
+    wic ls --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/
+    wic rm --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/test.wic-cp
+    wic cp --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${WORKDIR}/test.wic-cp  ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/
+}
+"""
+        self.write_recipeinc('images', image_recipe_append)
+
         self.append_config(config)
         image = 'wic-image-minimal'
         bitbake(image)
@@ -1029,6 +1041,11 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
         bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', 'IMAGE_LINK_NAME'], image)
         prefix = os.path.join(bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'], '%s.' % bb_vars['IMAGE_LINK_NAME'])
 
+        sysroot = get_bb_var('RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE', 'wic-tools')
+        # check if file is there
+        result = runCmd("wic ls %s:1/ -n %s" % (prefix+"wic", sysroot))
+        self.assertIn("test.wic-cp", result.output)
+
         # check if we have result image and manifests symlinks
         # pointing to existing files
         for suffix in ('wic', 'manifest'):
@@ -1044,7 +1061,25 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
         config = 'IMAGE_FSTYPES += "wic"\nWKS_FILE = "wic-image-minimal"\n'\
                  'MACHINE_FEATURES:append = " efi"\n'
         self.append_config(config)
+        image_recipe_append = """
+do_image_wic[postfuncs] += "run_wic_cmd"
+run_wic_cmd() {
+    echo "test" >> ${WORKDIR}/test.wic-cp
+    wic cp --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${WORKDIR}/test.wic-cp  ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/
+    wic ls --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/
+    wic rm --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/test.wic-cp
+    wic cp --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${WORKDIR}/test.wic-cp  ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/
+}
+"""
+        self.write_recipeinc('images', image_recipe_append)
         bitbake('wic-image-minimal')
+
+        sysroot = get_bb_var('RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE', 'wic-tools')
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', 'IMAGE_LINK_NAME'], "wic-image-minimal")
+        image_path = os.path.join(bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'], bb_vars['IMAGE_LINK_NAME'])
+        # check if file is there
+        result = runCmd("wic ls %s:1/ -n %s" % (image_path+".wic", sysroot))
+        self.assertIn("test.wic-cp", result.output)
         self.remove_config(config)
 
         runqemu_params = get_bb_var('TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS', 'wic-image-minimal') or ""