diff --git a/scripts/test b/scripts/test
index 3d8f93625b..c45b05f9cf 100755
--- a/scripts/test
+++ b/scripts/test
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ echo "Did test-run-hardened $?"
 . ./scripts/test-run-cacerts
 echo "Did test-run-cacerts $?"
 
+. ./scripts/test-run-bootstraptoken
+echo "Did test-run-bootstraptoken $?"
+
 . ./scripts/test-run-upgrade
 echo "Did test-run-upgrade $?"
 
diff --git a/scripts/test-run-bootstraptoken b/scripts/test-run-bootstraptoken
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..343ac91efe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test-run-bootstraptoken
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+all_services=(
+    coredns
+    local-path-provisioner
+    metrics-server
+    traefik
+)
+
+export NUM_SERVERS=1
+export NUM_AGENTS=1
+export WAIT_SERVICES="${all_services[@]}"
+
+agent-pre-hook() {
+    local server=$(cat $TEST_DIR/servers/1/metadata/name)
+    docker exec $server k3s token create --ttl=5m --description=Test > $TEST_DIR/metadata/secret
+}
+export -f agent-pre-hook
+
+start-test() {
+  echo "Cluster is up with ephemeral join token"
+}
+export -f start-test
+
+# --- create a basic cluster with an agent joined using the ephemeral token and check for functionality
+LABEL=BOOTSTRAP-TOKEN run-test
+
+cleanup-test-env