diff --git a/arch/sandbox/dts/cedit.dtsi b/arch/sandbox/dts/cedit.dtsi
index a9eb4c2..9bd84e6 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/dts/cedit.dtsi
+++ b/arch/sandbox/dts/cedit.dtsi
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@
 
 				item-id = <ID_AC_OFF ID_AC_ON ID_AC_MEMORY>;
 			};
+
+			machine-name {
+				id = <ID_MACHINE_NAME>;
+				type = "textline";
+				max-chars = <20>;
+				title = "Machine name";
+				edit-id = <ID_MACHINE_NAME_EDIT>;
+			};
 		};
 	};
 
diff --git a/include/test/cedit-test.h b/include/test/cedit-test.h
index 349df75..475ecc9 100644
--- a/include/test/cedit-test.h
+++ b/include/test/cedit-test.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 #define ID_AC_ON		11
 #define ID_AC_MEMORY		12
 
-#define ID_DYNAMIC_START	13
+#define ID_MACHINE_NAME		13
+#define ID_MACHINE_NAME_EDIT	14
+
+#define ID_DYNAMIC_START	15
 
 #endif
diff --git a/test/boot/cedit.c b/test/boot/cedit.c
index ab2b8a1..aa41719 100644
--- a/test/boot/cedit.c
+++ b/test/boot/cedit.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 /* Check the cedit write_fdt and read_fdt commands */
 static int cedit_fdt(struct unit_test_state *uts)
 {
+	struct scene_obj_textline *tline;
 	struct video_priv *vid_priv;
 	extern struct expo *cur_exp;
 	struct scene_obj_menu *menu;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
 	struct scene *scn;
 	oftree tree;
 	ofnode node;
+	char *str;
 	void *fdt;
 	int i;
 
@@ -79,6 +81,12 @@
 	ut_assertnonnull(menu);
 	menu->cur_item_id = ID_CPU_SPEED_2;
 
+	/* get a textline to fiddle with too */
+	tline = scene_obj_find(scn, ID_MACHINE_NAME, SCENEOBJT_TEXTLINE);
+	ut_assertnonnull(tline);
+	str = abuf_data(&tline->buf);
+	strcpy(str, "my-machine");
+
 	ut_assertok(run_command("cedit write_fdt hostfs - settings.dtb", 0));
 	ut_assertok(run_commandf("load hostfs - %lx settings.dtb", addr));
 	ut_assert_nextlinen("1024 bytes read");
@@ -86,26 +94,29 @@
 	fdt = map_sysmem(addr, 1024);
 	tree = oftree_from_fdt(fdt);
 	node = ofnode_find_subnode(oftree_root(tree), CEDIT_NODE_NAME);
+	ut_assert(ofnode_valid(node));
 
 	ut_asserteq(ID_CPU_SPEED_2,
 		    ofnode_read_u32_default(node, "cpu-speed", 0));
 	ut_asserteq_str("2.5 GHz", ofnode_read_string(node, "cpu-speed-str"));
-	ut_assert(ofnode_valid(node));
+	ut_asserteq_str("my-machine", ofnode_read_string(node, "machine-name"));
 
-	/* There should only be 4 properties */
+	/* There should only be 5 properties */
 	for (i = 0, ofnode_first_property(node, &prop); ofprop_valid(&prop);
 	     i++, ofnode_next_property(&prop))
 		;
-	ut_asserteq(4, i);
+	ut_asserteq(5, i);
 
 	ut_assert_console_end();
 
 	/* reset the expo */
 	menu->cur_item_id = ID_CPU_SPEED_1;
+	*str = '\0';
 
 	/* load in the settings and make sure they update */
 	ut_assertok(run_command("cedit read_fdt hostfs - settings.dtb", 0));
 	ut_asserteq(ID_CPU_SPEED_2, menu->cur_item_id);
+	ut_asserteq_str("my-machine", ofnode_read_string(node, "machine-name"));
 
 	ut_assertnonnull(menu);
 	ut_assert_console_end();
@@ -117,10 +128,12 @@
 /* Check the cedit write_env and read_env commands */
 static int cedit_env(struct unit_test_state *uts)
 {
+	struct scene_obj_textline *tline;
 	struct video_priv *vid_priv;
 	extern struct expo *cur_exp;
 	struct scene_obj_menu *menu;
 	struct scene *scn;
+	char *str;
 
 	console_record_reset_enable();
 	ut_assertok(run_command("cedit load hostfs - cedit.dtb", 0));
@@ -132,25 +145,36 @@
 	ut_assertnonnull(menu);
 	menu->cur_item_id = ID_CPU_SPEED_2;
 
+	/* get a textline to fiddle with too */
+	tline = scene_obj_find(scn, ID_MACHINE_NAME, SCENEOBJT_TEXTLINE);
+	ut_assertnonnull(tline);
+	str = abuf_data(&tline->buf);
+	strcpy(str, "my-machine");
+
 	ut_assertok(run_command("cedit write_env -v", 0));
 	ut_assert_nextlinen("c.cpu-speed=7");
 	ut_assert_nextlinen("c.cpu-speed-str=2.5 GHz");
 	ut_assert_nextlinen("c.power-loss=10");
 	ut_assert_nextlinen("c.power-loss-str=Always Off");
+	ut_assert_nextlinen("c.machine-name=my-machine");
 	ut_assert_console_end();
 
 	ut_asserteq(7, env_get_ulong("c.cpu-speed", 10, 0));
 	ut_asserteq_str("2.5 GHz", env_get("c.cpu-speed-str"));
+	ut_asserteq_str("my-machine", env_get("c.machine-name"));
 
 	/* reset the expo */
 	menu->cur_item_id = ID_CPU_SPEED_1;
+	*str = '\0';
 
 	ut_assertok(run_command("cedit read_env -v", 0));
 	ut_assert_nextlinen("c.cpu-speed=7");
 	ut_assert_nextlinen("c.power-loss=10");
+	ut_assert_nextlinen("c.machine-name=my-machine");
 	ut_assert_console_end();
 
 	ut_asserteq(ID_CPU_SPEED_2, menu->cur_item_id);
+	ut_asserteq_str("my-machine", env_get("c.machine-name"));
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/test/boot/expo.c b/test/boot/expo.c
index 9002740..714fdfa 100644
--- a/test/boot/expo.c
+++ b/test/boot/expo.c
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@
 
 	ut_asserteq_str("name", exp->name);
 	ut_asserteq(0, exp->scene_id);
-	ut_asserteq(ID_DYNAMIC_START + 20, exp->next_id);
+	ut_asserteq(ID_DYNAMIC_START + 24, exp->next_id);
 	ut_asserteq(false, exp->popup);
 
 	/* check the scene */
diff --git a/test/boot/files/expo_ids.h b/test/boot/files/expo_ids.h
index 027d44b..a86e0d0 100644
--- a/test/boot/files/expo_ids.h
+++ b/test/boot/files/expo_ids.h
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@
 	ID_AC_ON,
 	ID_AC_MEMORY,
 
+	ID_MACHINE_NAME,
+	ID_MACHINE_NAME_EDIT,
+
 	ID_DYNAMIC_START,
 };
diff --git a/test/boot/files/expo_layout.dts b/test/boot/files/expo_layout.dts
index cb2a674..bed5522 100644
--- a/test/boot/files/expo_layout.dts
+++ b/test/boot/files/expo_layout.dts
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@
 				start-bit = <0x422>;
 				bit-length = <2>;
 			};
+
+			machine-name {
+				id = <ID_MACHINE_NAME>;
+				type = "textline";
+				max-chars = <20>;
+				title = "Machine name";
+				edit-id = <ID_MACHINE_NAME_EDIT>;
+			};
 		};
 	};