diff --git a/tests/framework/microvm.py b/tests/framework/microvm.py
index 91b88cc4c28..eb755ffc5fa 100644
--- a/tests/framework/microvm.py
+++ b/tests/framework/microvm.py
@@ -939,6 +939,7 @@ def make_snapshot(
             snapshot_type=snapshot_type,
             meta={
                 "kernel_file": str(self.kernel_file),
+                "vcpus_count": self.vcpus_count,
             },
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_cpu_multiple.py b/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_cpu_multiple.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1072a734ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/functional/test_cpu_multiple.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+"""
+Test all vCPUs are configured correctly and work properly.
+
+This test suite aims to catch bugs of Firecracker's vCPU configuration and
+CPU templates especially under multi-vCPU setup, by checking that all vCPUs
+are operating identically, except for the expected differences.
+"""
+
+
+def test_all_vcpus_online(uvm_any):
+    """Check all vCPUs are online inside guest"""
+    # pylint: disable=f-string-without-interpolation
+    assert (
+        uvm_any.ssh.check_output(f"cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/online").stdout.strip()
+        == f"0-{uvm_any.vcpus_count - 1}"
+    )