diff --git a/sw/device/lib/testing/test_rom/BUILD b/sw/device/lib/testing/test_rom/BUILD
index 20dd02665e151..2b92f5c9c9c07 100644
--- a/sw/device/lib/testing/test_rom/BUILD
+++ b/sw/device/lib/testing/test_rom/BUILD
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ cc_library(
         "//hw/top_darjeeling/sw/autogen:top_darjeeling",
         "//sw/device/lib/testing/test_framework:check",
         "//sw/device/lib/testing/test_framework:status",
+        "//sw/device/silicon_creator/rom:bootstrap",
         "//sw/lib/sw/device/arch:device",
         "//sw/lib/sw/device/base:abs_mmio",
         "//sw/lib/sw/device/base:bitfield",
diff --git a/sw/device/lib/testing/test_rom/test_second_rom.c b/sw/device/lib/testing/test_rom/test_second_rom.c
index 0f2688e95f6f6..c10951e4bdab3 100644
--- a/sw/device/lib/testing/test_rom/test_second_rom.c
+++ b/sw/device/lib/testing/test_rom/test_second_rom.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "sw/device/lib/testing/test_framework/check.h"
 #include "sw/device/lib/testing/test_framework/status.h"
+#include "sw/device/silicon_creator/rom/bootstrap.h"
 #include "sw/ip/base/dif/dif_base.h"
 #include "sw/ip/clkmgr/dif/dif_clkmgr.h"
 #include "sw/ip/gpio/dif/dif_gpio.h"
@@ -111,6 +112,20 @@ bool second_rom_test_main(void) {
     LOG_INFO("Jitter is enabled");
   }
 
+  if (bootstrap_requested() == kHardenedBoolTrue) {
+    // This log statement is used to synchronize the rom and DV testbench
+    // for specific test cases.
+    LOG_INFO("Boot strap requested");
+
+    rom_error_t bootstrap_err = bootstrap();
+    if (bootstrap_err != kErrorOk) {
+      LOG_ERROR("Bootstrap failed with status code: %08x",
+                (uint32_t)bootstrap_err);
+      // Currently the only way to recover is by a hard reset.
+      test_status_set(kTestStatusFailed);
+    }
+  }
+
   _ottf_main();
 
   // If the test image returns, we should abort anyway.