diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
index a81dcb1366..ec86885220 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
@@ -667,6 +667,16 @@ class CommandsAsync:
         command.finishAsyncCommand()
     findFilesMatchingInDir.needcache = False
 
+    def testCookerCommandEvent(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Dummy command used by OEQA selftest to test tinfoil without IO
+        """
+        pattern = params[0]
+
+        command.cooker.testCookerCommandEvent(pattern)
+        command.finishAsyncCommand()
+    testCookerCommandEvent.needcache = False
+
     def findConfigFilePath(self, command, params):
         """
         Find the path of the requested configuration file
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 1f55d9ad73..af794b4c42 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -1068,6 +1068,11 @@ class BBCooker:
         if matches:
             bb.event.fire(bb.event.FilesMatchingFound(filepattern, matches), self.data)
 
+    def testCookerCommandEvent(self, filepattern):
+        # Dummy command used by OEQA selftest to test tinfoil without IO
+        matches = ["A", "B"]
+        bb.event.fire(bb.event.FilesMatchingFound(filepattern, matches), self.data)
+
     def findProviders(self, mc=''):
         return bb.providers.findProviders(self.databuilder.mcdata[mc], self.recipecaches[mc], self.recipecaches[mc].pkg_pn)