diff --git a/test/py/conftest.py b/test/py/conftest.py
index 7a52b966154..5c8d2fdba31 100644
--- a/test/py/conftest.py
+++ b/test/py/conftest.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import pytest
 import re
 from _pytest.runner import runtestprotocol
+import subprocess
 import sys
 from u_boot_spawn import BootFail, Timeout, Unexpected, handle_exception
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
     parser.addoption('--gdbserver', default=None,
         help='Run sandbox under gdbserver. The argument is the channel '+
         'over which gdbserver should communicate, e.g. localhost:1234')
+    parser.addoption('--role', help='U-Boot board role (for Labgrid-sjg)')
     parser.addoption('--use-running-system', default=False, action='store_true',
         help="Assume that U-Boot is ready and don't wait for a prompt")
 
@@ -131,12 +133,40 @@ def get_details(config):
             str: Build directory
             str: Source directory
     """
-    board_type = config.getoption('board_type')
-    board_identity = config.getoption('board_identity')
-    build_dir = config.getoption('build_dir')
+    role = config.getoption('role')
 
-    source_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(TEST_PY_DIR))
-    default_build_dir = source_dir + '/build-' + board_type
+    # Get a few provided parameters
+    build_dir = config.getoption('build_dir')
+    if role:
+        # When using a role, build_dir and build_dir_extra are normally not set,
+        # since they are picked up from Labgrid-sjg via the u-boot-test-getrole
+        # script
+        board_identity = role
+        cmd = ['u-boot-test-getrole', role, '--configure']
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+        if build_dir:
+            env['U_BOOT_BUILD_DIR'] = build_dir
+        proc = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, encoding='utf-8',
+                              env=env)
+        if proc.returncode:
+            raise ValueError(proc.stderr)
+        # For debugging
+        # print('conftest: lab:', proc.stdout)
+        vals = {}
+        for line in proc.stdout.splitlines():
+            item, value = line.split(' ', maxsplit=1)
+            k = item.split(':')[-1]
+            vals[k] = value
+        # For debugging
+        # print('conftest: lab info:', vals)
+        board_type, default_build_dir, source_dir = (vals['board'],
+            vals['build_dir'], vals['source_dir'])
+    else:
+        board_type = config.getoption('board_type')
+        board_identity = config.getoption('board_identity')
+
+        source_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(TEST_PY_DIR))
+        default_build_dir = source_dir + '/build-' + board_type
     if not build_dir:
         build_dir = default_build_dir