diff --git a/testsuite/README.md b/testsuite/README.md
index 8f55d5ace..f4f3e2ca9 100644
--- a/testsuite/README.md
+++ b/testsuite/README.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ These tests are disabled if `showrules` is not found in the
 
 The test suite is currently able to use the following developer
 tools, if they exist in the `TEST_RELEASE` `bin` directory:
-`dumpbo`, `vcdcheck`, and `bsc2bsv`.  There is also a `dumpba`
+`dumpbo`, `vcdcheck`, `bsc2bsv`, and `bsv2bsc`.  There is also a `dumpba`
 tool, which is not being used by the test suite, but could be
 usefully added.
 
diff --git a/testsuite/config/unix.exp b/testsuite/config/unix.exp
index 1fbb2d931..193974186 100644
--- a/testsuite/config/unix.exp
+++ b/testsuite/config/unix.exp
@@ -262,6 +262,23 @@ proc which_bsc2bsv {} {
     return $bsc2bsv
 }
 
+proc which_bsv2bsc {} {
+    global env
+
+    if { [info exists BSV2BSC] && [file exists $BSV2BSC] } {
+        set bsv2bsc [absolute_filename $BSV2BSC]
+    } elseif { [info exists env(BSV2BSC)] && [file exists $env(BSV2BSC)] } then {
+        set bsv2bsc [absolute_filename $env(BSV2BSC)]
+    } else {
+        set bsv2bsc [which bsv2bsc]
+    }
+    if {$bsv2bsc == 0} then {
+        perror "can't find bsv2bsc -- set BSV2BSC to /path/filename"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    return $bsv2bsc
+}
+
 proc which_dumpbo {} {
     global env
 
@@ -906,6 +923,11 @@ proc make_bsc2bsv_output_name { file } {
     return $filename
 }
 
+proc make_bsv2bsc_output_name { file } {
+    set filename "$file.bsv2bsc-out"
+    return $filename
+}
+
 proc make_cxx_comp_output_name { source } {
     set filename "$source.cxx-comp-out"
     return $filename
@@ -1083,6 +1105,25 @@ proc bsc2bsv {source} {
     return [expr $status == 0]
 }
 
+proc bsv2bsc {source} {
+    #do not call this procedure directly, instead use run_bsv2bsc
+
+    global bsv2bsc
+    global srcdir
+    global subdir
+
+    set here [absolute $srcdir]
+    cd [file join $here $subdir]
+
+    set output [make_bsv2bsc_output_name $source]
+    set cmd "$bsv2bsc $source >& $output"
+    verbose "Executing: $cmd" 4
+    set status [exec_with_log "bsv2bsc" $cmd 2]
+
+    cd $here
+    return [expr $status == 0]
+}
+
 
 
 # -u -sim compile
@@ -2401,6 +2442,27 @@ proc run_bsc2bsv { source } {
     }
 }
 
+## Top level function to run bsv2bsc.
+## this is disabled for outside tests, since bsv2bsc is not exported
+## in the release.
+proc run_bsv2bsc { source } {
+    global xfail_flag
+
+    bsc_initialize
+
+    if { [do_internal_checks] } {
+        set current_xfail $xfail_flag
+
+        incr_stat "run_bsv2bsc"
+
+        if [bsv2bsc $source] then {
+            pass "`$source' passes bsv2bsc"
+        } else {
+            fail "`$source' should pass bsv2bsc"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 proc absolute_filename { fn } {
     set path [file dirname $fn]
     set file [file tail $fn]
@@ -3222,6 +3284,7 @@ proc bsc_initialize {} {
     global dumpbo
     global vcdcheck
     global bsc2bsv
+    global bsv2bsc
 
 
     if {!$bsc_initialized} {
@@ -3239,6 +3302,7 @@ proc bsc_initialize {} {
             set dumpbo [which_dumpbo]
             set vcdcheck [which_vcdcheck]
             set bsc2bsv [which_bsc2bsv]
+            set bsv2bsc [which_bsv2bsc]
         }
 
         # Find the showrules tool
@@ -3259,6 +3323,7 @@ proc bsc_initialize {} {
             verbose -log "Path to dumpbo: $dumpbo" 1
             verbose -log "Path to vcdcheck: $vcdcheck" 1
             verbose -log "Path to bsc2bsv: $bsc2bsv" 1
+            verbose -log "Path to bsv2bsc: $bsv2bsc" 1
         }
         verbose -log "Showrules: $showrules" 1
     }
diff --git a/testsuite/suitemake.mk b/testsuite/suitemake.mk
index 72fba665c..564bf4278 100644
--- a/testsuite/suitemake.mk
+++ b/testsuite/suitemake.mk
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ TEST_SHOWRULES ?= $(TEST_RELEASE)/bin/showrules
 
 # These only need to exist when DO_INTERNAL_CHECKS=1
 TEST_BSC2BSV  ?= $(TEST_RELEASE)/bin/bsc2bsv
+TEST_BSV2BSC  ?= $(TEST_RELEASE)/bin/bsv2bsc
 TEST_DUMPBO   ?= $(TEST_RELEASE)/bin/dumpbo
 TEST_VCDCHECK ?= $(TEST_RELEASE)/bin/vcdcheck
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ TEST_BSC_OPTIONS ?=
 
 RUNTESTENV = MAKEFLAGS= BSCTEST=1 \
 	BSC=$(TEST_BSC) BSC_OPTIONS="${TEST_BSC_OPTIONS}" BSDIR=$(TEST_BSDIR) \
-	DUMPBO=$(TEST_DUMPBO) BSC2BSV=$(TEST_BSC2BSV) \
+	DUMPBO=$(TEST_DUMPBO) BSC2BSV=$(TEST_BSC2BSV) BSV2BSC=$(TEST_BSV2BSC) \
 	VCDCHECK=$(TEST_VCDCHECK) SHOWRULES=$(TEST_SHOWRULES) \
 	BLUESPECDIR=$(BLUESPECDIR) \
 	BSC_VERILOG_SIM=$(TEST_BSC_VERILOG_SIM) \