diff --git a/tests/upgrade_boot.pm b/tests/upgrade_boot.pm
index 597dc5ae..c76f2109 100644
--- a/tests/upgrade_boot.pm
+++ b/tests/upgrade_boot.pm
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@ sub run {
     # adjust repo files to use mirrorlist not metalink (to avoid
     # metalink checksum timing issue causing infra repo to be rejected)
     repos_mirrorlist;
+    # If this should be a GUI upgrade test, we need to set up Gnome to accept prerelease.
+    # Let's do it here and we will save one system restart later.
+    if (get_var("GUI_UPGRADE")) {
+        # Get the login, or select test.
+        my $login = get_var("USER_LOGIN") // "test";
+        # Switch to the test user
+        type_string("su $login\n";)
+        # Use gsettings to enable showing the prerelease
+        script_run("gsettings set org.gnome.software show-upgrade-prerelease true");
+        # Return to the root console.
+        type_string("exit\n");
+
+    }
 }