diff --git a/meta-selftest/lib/devtool/bbpath.py b/meta-selftest/lib/devtool/bbpath.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e8ffb3af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-selftest/lib/devtool/bbpath.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import argparse
+
+already_loaded = False
+kept_context = None
+
+def plugin_name(filename):
+    return os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]
+
+def plugin_init(plugins):
+    global already_loaded
+    already_loaded = plugin_name(__file__) in (plugin_name(p.__name__) for p in plugins)
+
+def print_name(args, config, basepath, workspace):
+    print (__file__)
+
+def print_bbdir(args, config, basepath, workspace):
+    print (__file__.replace('/lib/devtool/bbpath.py',''))
+
+def print_registered(args, config, basepath, workspace):
+    global kept_context
+    print(kept_context.loaded)
+
+def multiloaded(args, config, basepath, workspace):
+    global already_loaded
+    print("yes" if already_loaded else "no")
+
+def register_commands(subparsers, context):
+    global kept_context
+    kept_context = context
+    if 'loaded' in context.__dict__:
+        context.loaded += 1
+    else:
+        context.loaded = 1
+
+    def addparser(name, helptxt, func):
+        parser = subparsers.add_parser(name, help=helptxt,
+                                       formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
+        parser.set_defaults(func=func)
+        return parser
+
+    addparser('pluginfile', 'Print the filename of this plugin', print_name)
+    addparser('bbdir', 'Print the BBPATH directory of this plugin', print_bbdir)
+    addparser('count', 'How many times have this plugin been registered.', print_registered)
+    addparser('multiloaded', 'How many times have this plugin been initialized', multiloaded)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/devtool.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/devtool.py
index 7db286fc15..3abba0805e 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/devtool.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/devtool.py
@@ -1263,6 +1263,49 @@ class DevtoolTests(DevtoolBase):
         result = runCmd("devtool --quiet selftest-reverse \"%s\"" % s)
         self.assertEqual(result.output, s[::-1])
 
+    def _copy_file_with_cleanup(self, srcfile, basedstdir, *paths):
+        dstdir = basedstdir
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(dstdir))
+        for p in paths:
+            dstdir = os.path.join(dstdir, p)
+            if not os.path.exists(dstdir):
+                os.makedirs(dstdir)
+                self.track_for_cleanup(dstdir)
+        dstfile = os.path.join(dstdir, os.path.basename(srcfile))
+        if srcfile != dstfile:
+            shutil.copy(srcfile, dstfile)
+            self.track_for_cleanup(dstfile)
+
+    def test_devtool_load_plugin(self):
+        """Test that devtool loads only the first found plugin in BBPATH."""
+
+        self.track_for_cleanup(self.workspacedir)
+        self.add_command_to_tearDown('bitbake-layers remove-layer */workspace')
+
+        devtool = runCmd("which devtool")
+        fromname = runCmd("devtool --quiet pluginfile")
+        srcfile = fromname.output
+        bbpath = get_bb_var('BBPATH')
+        searchpath = bbpath.split(':') + [os.path.dirname(devtool.output)]
+        plugincontent = []
+        with open(srcfile) as fh:
+            plugincontent = fh.readlines()
+        try:
+            self.assertIn('meta-selftest', srcfile, 'wrong bbpath plugin found')
+            for path in searchpath:
+                self._copy_file_with_cleanup(srcfile, path, 'lib', 'devtool')
+            result = runCmd("devtool --quiet count")
+            self.assertEqual(result.output, '1')
+            result = runCmd("devtool --quiet multiloaded")
+            self.assertEqual(result.output, "no")
+            for path in searchpath:
+                result = runCmd("devtool --quiet bbdir")
+                self.assertEqual(result.output, path)
+                os.unlink(os.path.join(result.output, 'lib', 'devtool', 'bbpath.py'))
+        finally:
+            with open(srcfile, 'w') as fh:
+                fh.writelines(plugincontent)
+
     def _setup_test_devtool_finish_upgrade(self):
         # Check preconditions
         self.assertTrue(not os.path.exists(self.workspacedir), 'This test cannot be run with a workspace directory under the build directory')