diff --git a/tests/03_test_salt.py b/tests/03_test_salt.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9ef598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/03_test_salt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""
+Copyright 2023, Georg Pfuetzenreuter
+
+Licensed under the EUPL, Version 1.2 or - as soon they will be approved by the European Commission - subsequent versions of the EUPL (the "Licence").
+You may not use this work except in compliance with the Licence.
+An English copy of the Licence is shipped in a file called LICENSE along with this applications source code.
+You may obtain copies of the Licence in any of the official languages at https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/eupl-text-eupl-12.
+
+---
+
+Testing functions for Scullery - a SaltStack testing tool.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('config', ['complete'], indirect=True)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('suite', [
+        'one_minion_salt',
+        'two_minions_one_master_salt',
+    ])
+def test_salt(script_runner, script, config, suite):
+    cmd = (script, '--config', config, '--suite', suite)
+    result = script_runner.run(*cmd, '--debug', '--env', '--test')
+    # not possible until we have a way to apply without invoking tests
+    # assert result.success
+    assert 'Comment: File /srv/hello_world.txt updated' in result.stderr
+    assert 'Succeeded: 1 (changed=1)' in result.stderr
+    assert 'DEBUG - main_interactive: state.apply requested' in result.stderr
+    assert script_runner.run(*cmd, '--stop')
+
diff --git a/tests/configs/complete.ini b/tests/configs/complete.ini
index ee795d1..fdee52b 100644
--- a/tests/configs/complete.ini
+++ b/tests/configs/complete.ini
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ name=tumbleweed
 name=tumbleweed_bootstrap
 bootstrap=tests/scripts/bootstrap_hello_world.sh
 
+[box.tumbleweed_salt]
+name=tumbleweed_salt
+bootstrap=tests/scripts/bootstrap_salt.sh
+
 [suite.one_minion]
 minions=1
 box=tumbleweed
@@ -40,6 +44,30 @@ minions=2
 masters=1
 box=tumbleweed
 
+[suite.one_minion_bogus_test]
+minions=1
+box=tumbleweed
+test=cashew
+
+[suite.one_minion_bogus_test_2]
+minions=1
+box=tumbleweed
+test=bogus
+
 [test.hello]
 apply=hello_world
 test=salt/hello_world/tests/test_hello.py
+
+[test.bogus]
+apply=cashew
+
+[suite.one_minion_salt]
+minions=1
+box=tumbleweed_salt
+test=hello
+
+[suite.two_minions_one_master_salt]
+masters=1
+minions=2
+box=tumbleweed_salt
+test=hello
diff --git a/tests/configs/salt.ini b/tests/configs/salt.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b2aa11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/configs/salt.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[box]
+bootstrap=tests/scripts/bootstrap_salt.sh
+image=https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/crameleon:/appliances/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/Tumbleweed.x86_64-libvirt.box
+
+[box.tumbleweed]
+name=tumbleweed
+
+[suite.one_minion]
+minions=1
+box=tumbleweed
+
+[suite.two_minions_one_master_bootstrap]
+minions=2
+masters=1
+box=tumbleweed
diff --git a/tests/salt/hello_world/pillar/hello_world.sls b/tests/salt/hello_world/pillar/hello_world.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cff37f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/salt/hello_world/pillar/hello_world.sls
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+greeting: 'Hello salted world!'
diff --git a/tests/salt/hello_world/states/hello_world.sls b/tests/salt/hello_world/states/hello_world.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c32932c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/salt/hello_world/states/hello_world.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/srv/hello_world.txt:
+  file.managed:
+    - contents_pillar: greeting
diff --git a/tests/scripts/bootstrap_salt.sh b/tests/scripts/bootstrap_salt.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73ac37f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/bootstrap_salt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+testbase='/vagrant/tests/salt/hello_world'
+sls='hello_world.sls'
+
+ln -s "$testbase/states/$sls" /srv/salt/
+ln -s "$testbase/pillar/$sls" /srv/pillar/
+
+tee /srv/pillar/top.sls >/dev/null <<EOF
+base:
+  '*':
+    - hello_world
+EOF
+
+if systemctl is-enabled salt-master
+then
+	count=0
+	until salt -t10 scullery-\* test.ping
+	do
+		if [ "$count" = 3 ]
+		then
+			logger -s 'No minions connected'
+			break
+		fi
+		echo 'Waiting for minions to connect ...'
+		sleep 5
+		count=$((count+1))
+	done
+fi