diff --git a/meta-selftest/conf/layer.conf b/meta-selftest/conf/layer.conf
index ecc45ded8c..de7d6340ed 100644
--- a/meta-selftest/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-selftest/conf/layer.conf
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ BBFILE_PRIORITY_selftest = "5"
 addpylib ${LAYERDIR}/lib oeqa
 
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_selftest = "whinlatter"
+
+OE_FRAGMENTS_BUILTIN:append = " selftest-fragment:SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE"
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bblayers.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bblayers.py
index 8c05ec5d3d..d82c5aaf37 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bblayers.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bblayers.py
@@ -272,6 +272,35 @@ class BitbakeConfigBuild(OESelftestTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), None)
         self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_FRAGMENT_ANOTHER_VARIABLE'), None)
 
+    def test_enable_disable_builtin_fragments(self):
+        """
+        Tests that the meta-selftest properly adds a new built-in fragment from
+        its layer.conf configuration file.
+        The test sequence goes as follows:
+        1. Verify that SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE is not set yet.
+        2. Verify that SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE is set after setting
+           the fragment.
+        3. Verify that SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE is set after setting
+           the fragment with another value that overrides the first one.
+        4. Verify that SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE is set to the previous
+           value after removing the second assignment (from step 3).
+        5. Verify that SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE is not set after
+           removing the original assignment.
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), None)
+
+        runCmd('bitbake-config-build enable-fragment selftest-fragment/somevalue')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), 'somevalue')
+
+        runCmd('bitbake-config-build enable-fragment selftest-fragment/someothervalue')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), 'someothervalue')
+
+        runCmd('bitbake-config-build disable-fragment selftest-fragment/someothervalue')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), 'somevalue')
+
+        runCmd('bitbake-config-build disable-fragment selftest-fragment/somevalue')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), None)
+
     def test_show_fragment(self):
         """
         Test that bitbake-config-build show-fragment returns the expected