diff --git a/meta-iotqa/conf/test/refkit-image-gateway-flatpak-runtime.manifest b/meta-iotqa/conf/test/refkit-image-gateway-flatpak-runtime.manifest
index e0b0843e70..1536e8be30 100644
--- a/meta-iotqa/conf/test/refkit-image-gateway-flatpak-runtime.manifest
+++ b/meta-iotqa/conf/test/refkit-image-gateway-flatpak-runtime.manifest
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ oeqa.runtime.core.iotivity.client
 oeqa.runtime.multimedia.audio.pulseaudio
 oeqa.runtime.sanity.flatpak
 oeqa.runtime.sanity.flatpak-session
+oeqa.runtime.sanity.flatpak-commandline
diff --git a/meta-iotqa/conf/test/refkit-image-gateway.manifest b/meta-iotqa/conf/test/refkit-image-gateway.manifest
index 1b85610db4..bc75860bcd 100644
--- a/meta-iotqa/conf/test/refkit-image-gateway.manifest
+++ b/meta-iotqa/conf/test/refkit-image-gateway.manifest
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ oeqa.runtime.peripherals.upm.upm
 oeqa.runtime.programming.nodejs.apprt_nodejs
 oeqa.runtime.sanity.flatpak
 oeqa.runtime.sanity.flatpak-session
+oeqa.runtime.sanity.flatpak-commandline
diff --git a/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/sanity/files/flatpak_cmd_runapp.py b/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/sanity/files/flatpak_cmd_runapp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b956fe99f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/sanity/files/flatpak_cmd_runapp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import subprocess
+import time
+
+'''
+Run the flatpak application and then terminate the process.
+'''
+
+def flatpak_cmd_runapp():
+    p = subprocess.Popen('flatpak run org.example.BasePlatform/x86_64/refkit.0', shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+    time.sleep(2)
+    p.terminate()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':flatpak_cmd_runapp()
diff --git a/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/sanity/flatpak-commandline.py b/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/sanity/flatpak-commandline.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41181e9633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-iotqa/lib/oeqa/runtime/sanity/flatpak-commandline.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import os
+from oeqa.oetest import oeRuntimeTest
+
+
+class SanityTestFlatpakCommandline(oeRuntimeTest):
+    """
+    @class SanityTestFlatpak
+    """
+
+    flatpak_cmd_runapp = 'flatpak_cmd_runapp.py'
+
+    flatpak_cmd_runapp_target = '/tmp/%s' % flatpak_cmd_runapp
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        '''
+        Copy all necessary files for test to the target device.
+        @fn setUp
+        @param self
+        @return
+        '''
+        self.target.copy_to(
+            os.path.join(
+                os.path.dirname(__file__),
+                'files',
+                SanityTestFlatpakCommandline.flatpak_cmd_runapp),
+            SanityTestFlatpakCommandline.flatpak_cmd_runapp_target)
+
+    def test_flatpak_cmd_version(self):
+        '''
+        Test the version of flatpak.
+        @fn test_version
+        '''
+        # ************Flatpak Version************
+        (status, output) = self.target.run("flatpak --version")
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg="flatpak version command failed: %s " % output)
+
+    def test_flatpak_cmd_list(self):
+        '''
+        Test to list down all flatpak app.
+        @fn test_list
+        '''
+        # ************Flatpak List************
+        (status, output) = self.target.run("flatpak list")
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg="flatpak list command failed: %s " % output)
+
+    def test_flatpak_cmd_run(self):
+        '''
+        Test to run an application using flatpak.
+        @fn test_run
+        @param self
+        @return
+        '''
+        # ************Flatpak Run************
+        (status, output) = self.target.run('python %s' % SanityTestFlatpakCommandline.flatpak_cmd_runapp_target)
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg="flatpak run command failed: %s " % output)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        '''
+        Clean work: remove all the files copied to the target device.
+        @fn tearDown
+        @param self
+        @return
+        '''
+        self.target.run(
+            'rm -f %s' %
+            (SanityTestFlatpakCommandline.flatpak_cmd_runapp_target))