diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 03b3501e..8b072f45 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST		+= cond-start-task.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= failing-sysv.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= global-envs.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= pre-post-serv.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= runlevel.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= start-stop-service.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= start-stop-service-sub-config.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= start-kill-service.sh
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ TESTS			+= cond-start-task.sh
 TESTS			+= failing-sysv.sh
 TESTS			+= global-envs.sh
 TESTS			+= pre-post-serv.sh
+TESTS			+= runlevel.sh
 TESTS			+= start-stop-service.sh
 TESTS			+= start-stop-service-sub-config.sh
 TESTS			+= start-kill-service.sh
diff --git a/test/runlevel.sh b/test/runlevel.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c8691623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runlevel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Verify selecting alternate runlevel from cmdline
+set -eu
+
+TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+FINIT_RUNLEVEL=9
+
+test_setup()
+{
+	say "Test start $(date)"
+}
+
+test_teardown()
+{
+	say "Test done $(date)"
+}
+
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+. "$TEST_DIR/tenv/lib.sh"
+
+say 'Check runlevel'
+lvl=$(texec sh -c "initctl runlevel | awk '{print \$2;}'")
+if [ "$lvl" -eq "9" ]; then
+	return 0
+fi
+
+return 1