diff --git a/layers/meta-nwl-distro/recipes-core/images/nwl-test-image.bb b/layers/meta-nwl-distro/recipes-core/images/nwl-test-image.bb
index 6a86f7d..afee7fb 100644
--- a/layers/meta-nwl-distro/recipes-core/images/nwl-test-image.bb
+++ b/layers/meta-nwl-distro/recipes-core/images/nwl-test-image.bb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " \
 	packagegroup-core-full-cmdline \
 	swupdate-www \
 	nwl-tests \
+	packagegroup-nwl-test-tools \
 	"
 
 
diff --git a/layers/meta-nwl-distro/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-nwl-test-tools.bb b/layers/meta-nwl-distro/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-nwl-test-tools.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae05658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layers/meta-nwl-distro/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-nwl-test-tools.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+inherit packagegroup
+
+DESCRIPTION = "Common tools convenient for testing the features of NWL"
+
+
+RDEPENDS:${PN} = " \
+	hostapd \
+	\
+	gps-utils \
+	\
+	can-utils \
+	\
+	libgpiod-tools \
+	\
+	chrony \
+	minicom \
+"