diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01fab94..dc3d44e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,3 +27,16 @@
     # Or 64-bit device
     adb shell /data/nativetest64/recovery_unit_test/recovery_unit_test
     adb shell /data/nativetest64/recovery_component_test/recovery_component_test
+
+Running the manual tests
+------------------------
+
+`recovery-refresh` and `recovery-persist` executables exist only on systems without
+/cache partition. And we need to follow special steps to run tests for them.
+
+- Execute the test on an A/B device first. The test should fail but it will log
+  some contents to pmsg.
+
+- Reboot the device immediately and run the test again. The test should save the
+  contents of pmsg buffer into /data/misc/recovery/inject.txt. Test will pass if
+  this file has expected contents.
diff --git a/tests/Android.mk b/tests/Android.mk
index 86591f7..e87a229 100644
--- a/tests/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/Android.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
     unit/asn1_decoder_test.cpp \
     unit/locale_test.cpp \
-    unit/recovery_test.cpp \
     unit/sysutil_test.cpp \
     unit/zip_test.cpp
 
@@ -42,6 +41,18 @@
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := liblog
 include $(BUILD_NATIVE_TEST)
 
+# Manual tests
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_CLANG := true
+LOCAL_CFLAGS := -Werror
+LOCAL_MODULE := recovery_manual_test
+LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/Android.mk
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libbase
+
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := manual/recovery_test.cpp
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := liblog
+include $(BUILD_NATIVE_TEST)
+
 # Component tests
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_CFLAGS := -Werror
diff --git a/tests/manual/recovery_test.cpp b/tests/manual/recovery_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e838495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/manual/recovery_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <android-base/file.h>
+#include <android/log.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <private/android_logger.h>
+
+static const std::string myFilename = "/data/misc/recovery/inject.txt";
+static const std::string myContent = "Hello World\nWelcome to my recovery\n";
+
+// Failure is expected on systems that do not deliver either the
+// recovery-persist or recovery-refresh executables. Tests also require
+// a reboot sequence of test to truly verify.
+
+static ssize_t __pmsg_fn(log_id_t logId, char prio, const char *filename,
+                         const char *buf, size_t len, void *arg) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(LOG_ID_SYSTEM, logId);
+  EXPECT_EQ(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, prio);
+  EXPECT_NE(std::string::npos, myFilename.find(filename));
+  EXPECT_EQ(myContent, buf);
+  EXPECT_EQ(myContent.size(), len);
+  EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, arg);
+  return len;
+}
+
+// recovery.refresh - May fail. Requires recovery.inject, two reboots,
+//                    then expect success after second reboot.
+TEST(recovery, refresh) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, access("/system/bin/recovery-refresh", F_OK));
+
+  ssize_t ret = __android_log_pmsg_file_read(
+      LOG_ID_SYSTEM, ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "recovery/", __pmsg_fn, nullptr);
+  if (ret == -ENOENT) {
+    EXPECT_LT(0, __android_log_pmsg_file_write(LOG_ID_SYSTEM, ANDROID_LOG_INFO,
+        myFilename.c_str(), myContent.c_str(), myContent.size()));
+
+    fprintf(stderr, "injected test data, requires two intervening reboots "
+        "to check for replication\n");
+  }
+  EXPECT_EQ(static_cast<ssize_t>(myContent.size()), ret);
+}
+
+// recovery.persist - Requires recovery.inject, then a reboot, then
+//                    expect success after for this test on that boot.
+TEST(recovery, persist) {
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, access("/system/bin/recovery-persist", F_OK));
+
+  ssize_t ret = __android_log_pmsg_file_read(
+      LOG_ID_SYSTEM, ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "recovery/", __pmsg_fn, nullptr);
+  if (ret == -ENOENT) {
+    EXPECT_LT(0, __android_log_pmsg_file_write(LOG_ID_SYSTEM, ANDROID_LOG_INFO,
+        myFilename.c_str(), myContent.c_str(), myContent.size()));
+
+    fprintf(stderr, "injected test data, requires intervening reboot "
+        "to check for storage\n");
+  }
+
+  std::string buf;
+  EXPECT_TRUE(android::base::ReadFileToString(myFilename, &buf));
+  EXPECT_EQ(myContent, buf);
+  if (access(myFilename.c_str(), O_RDONLY) == 0) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Removing persistent test data, "
+        "check if reconstructed on reboot\n");
+  }
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, unlink(myFilename.c_str()));
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/recovery_test.cpp b/tests/unit/recovery_test.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 28b845f..0000000
--- a/tests/unit/recovery_test.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <android/log.h>
-#include <gtest/gtest.h>
-#include <private/android_logger.h>
-
-static const char myFilename[] = "/data/misc/recovery/inject.txt";
-static const char myContent[] = "Hello World\nWelcome to my recovery\n";
-
-// Failure is expected on systems that do not deliver either the
-// recovery-persist or recovery-refresh executables. Tests also require
-// a reboot sequence of test to truly verify.
-
-static ssize_t __pmsg_fn(log_id_t logId, char prio, const char *filename,
-                         const char *buf, size_t len, void *arg) {
-    EXPECT_EQ(LOG_ID_SYSTEM, logId);
-    EXPECT_EQ(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, prio);
-    EXPECT_EQ(0, NULL == strstr(myFilename,filename));
-    EXPECT_EQ(0, strcmp(myContent, buf));
-    EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(myContent), len);
-    EXPECT_EQ(0, NULL != arg);
-    return len;
-}
-
-// recovery.refresh - May fail. Requires recovery.inject, two reboots,
-//                    then expect success after second reboot.
-TEST(recovery, refresh) {
-    EXPECT_EQ(0, access("/system/bin/recovery-refresh", F_OK));
-
-    ssize_t ret = __android_log_pmsg_file_read(
-        LOG_ID_SYSTEM, ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "recovery/", __pmsg_fn, NULL);
-    if (ret == -ENOENT) {
-        EXPECT_LT(0, __android_log_pmsg_file_write(
-            LOG_ID_SYSTEM, ANDROID_LOG_INFO,
-            myFilename, myContent, sizeof(myContent)));
-        fprintf(stderr, "injected test data, "
-                        "requires two intervening reboots "
-                        "to check for replication\n");
-    }
-    EXPECT_EQ((ssize_t)sizeof(myContent), ret);
-}
-
-// recovery.persist - Requires recovery.inject, then a reboot, then
-//                    expect success after for this test on that boot.
-TEST(recovery, persist) {
-    EXPECT_EQ(0, access("/system/bin/recovery-persist", F_OK));
-
-    ssize_t ret = __android_log_pmsg_file_read(
-        LOG_ID_SYSTEM, ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "recovery/", __pmsg_fn, NULL);
-    if (ret == -ENOENT) {
-        EXPECT_LT(0, __android_log_pmsg_file_write(
-            LOG_ID_SYSTEM, ANDROID_LOG_INFO,
-            myFilename, myContent, sizeof(myContent)));
-        fprintf(stderr, "injected test data, "
-                        "requires intervening reboot "
-                        "to check for storage\n");
-    }
-
-    int fd = open(myFilename, O_RDONLY);
-    EXPECT_LE(0, fd);
-
-    char buf[sizeof(myContent) + 32];
-    ret = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
-    close(fd);
-    EXPECT_EQ(ret, (ssize_t)sizeof(myContent));
-    EXPECT_EQ(0, strcmp(myContent, buf));
-    if (fd >= 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Removing persistent test data, "
-                        "check if reconstructed on reboot\n");
-    }
-    EXPECT_EQ(0, unlink(myFilename));
-}