diff --git a/tools/boot/lua-test.sh b/tools/boot/lua-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..9b11eec3ce40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/boot/lua-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+die() {
+    echo $*
+    exit 1
+}
+
+dir=$1
+cd $(make -V SRCTOP)/stand
+obj=$(make -V .OBJDIR)
+t=$obj/userboot/test/test
+u=$obj/userboot/userboot/userboot.so
+
+[ -n "$dir" ] || die "No directory specified"
+[ -d "$dir" ] || die "Directory $dir doesn't exist"
+[ -f "$dir/boot/lua/loader.lua" ] || die "No boot/lua/loader.lua found"
+[ -f "$dir/boot/kernel/kernel" ] || die "No kernel to load"
+[ -x "$t" ] || die "no userboot test jig found ($t)"
+[ -x "$u" ] || die "no userboot.so ($u) found"
+
+$t -h $dir -b $u