diff --git a/qubes/tests/integ/misc.py b/qubes/tests/integ/misc.py
index 3eac4c2b5..f8c1c110c 100644
--- a/qubes/tests/integ/misc.py
+++ b/qubes/tests/integ/misc.py
@@ -54,6 +54,85 @@ def test_010_os_metadata(self):
             self.assertEqual(tpl.features.get("os-distribution"), "kali")
             self.assertEqual(tpl.features.get("os-distribution-like"), "debian")
 
+    def test_020_custom_persist(self):
+        self.testvm = self.app.add_new_vm(
+            "AppVM",
+            label="red",
+            name=self.make_vm_name("vm"),
+        )
+        self.loop.run_until_complete(self.testvm.create_on_disk())
+        self.testvm.features["service.custom-persist"] = "1"
+        self.testvm.features["custom-persist.downloads"] = (
+            "dir:user:user:0755:/home/user/Downloads"
+        )
+        self.testvm.features["custom-persist.local_lib"] = "/usr/local/lib"
+        self.testvm.features["custom-persist.new_dir"] = (
+            "dir:user:user:0755:/home/user/new_dir"
+        )
+        self.testvm.features["custom-persist.new_file"] = (
+            "file:user:user:0644:/home/user/new_file"
+        )
+        self.app.save()
+
+        # start first time,
+        self.loop.run_until_complete(self.testvm.start())
+        # do some changes
+        try:
+            self.loop.run_until_complete(
+                self.testvm.run_for_stdio(
+                    "ls -ld /home/user/Downloads &&"
+                    "test $(stat -c %U /home/user/Downloads) = user &&"
+                    "test $(stat -c %G /home/user/Downloads) = user &&"
+                    "test $(stat -c %a /home/user/Downloads) = 755 &&"
+                    "echo test1 > /home/user/Downloads/download.txt &&"
+                    "ls -ld /home/user/new_dir &&"
+                    "test $(stat -c %U /home/user/new_dir) = user &&"
+                    "test $(stat -c %G /home/user/new_dir) = user &&"
+                    "test $(stat -c %a /home/user/new_dir) = 755 &&"
+                    "echo test2 > /home/user/new_dir/file_in_new_dir.txt &&"
+                    "mkdir -p /home/user/Documents &&"
+                    "chown user /home/user/Documents &&"
+                    "echo test3 > /home/user/Documents/doc.txt &&"
+                    "echo TEST4=test4 >> /home/user/.bashrc &&"
+                    "test $(stat -c %U /home/user/new_file) = user &&"
+                    "test $(stat -c %G /home/user/new_file) = user &&"
+                    "test $(stat -c %a /home/user/new_file) = 644 &&"
+                    "echo test5 > /home/user/new_file &&"
+                    "mkdir -p /usr/local/bin &&"
+                    "ln -s /bin/true /usr/local/bin/true-copy &&"
+                    "mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/subdir &&"
+                    "echo touch /etc/test5.flag >> /rw/config/rc.local",
+                    user="root",
+                )
+            )
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            self.fail(
+                f"Calling '{e.cmd}' failed with {e.returncode}: "
+                f"{e.stdout}{e.stderr}"
+            )
+        self.loop.run_until_complete(self.testvm.shutdown(wait=True))
+        # and then start again to compare what survived
+        self.loop.run_until_complete(self.testvm.start())
+        try:
+            self.loop.run_until_complete(
+                self.testvm.run_for_stdio(
+                    "grep test1 /home/user/Downloads/download.txt &&"
+                    "grep test2 /home/user/new_dir/file_in_new_dir.txt &&"
+                    "! ls -dl /home/user/Documents/doc.txt &&"
+                    "! grep TEST4=test4 /home/user/.bashrc &&"
+                    "grep test5 /home/user/new_file &&"
+                    "! ls -l /usr/local/bin/true-copy &&"
+                    "ls -dl /usr/local/lib/subdir &&"
+                    "! ls -dl /etc/test5.flag",
+                    user="root",
+                )
+            )
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            self.fail(
+                f"Too much / too little files persisted: {e.stdout}"
+                f"{e.stderr}"
+            )
+
     @unittest.skipUnless(
         spawn.find_executable("xdotool"), "xdotool not installed"
     )
diff --git a/qubes/tests/integ/qrexec.py b/qubes/tests/integ/qrexec.py
index 1179639bc..9a66ee01a 100644
--- a/qubes/tests/integ/qrexec.py
+++ b/qubes/tests/integ/qrexec.py
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ def tearDown(self):
                     self.testvm1.run("cat /home/user/.xsession-errors")
                 )
                 self.loop.run_until_complete(p.communicate())
-        if self.testvm2.is_running():
-            p = self.loop.run_until_complete(
-                self.testvm2.run("cat /home/user/.xsession-errors")
-            )
-            self.loop.run_until_complete(p.communicate())
+            if self.testvm2.is_running():
+                p = self.loop.run_until_complete(
+                    self.testvm2.run("cat /home/user/.xsession-errors")
+                )
+                self.loop.run_until_complete(p.communicate())
         # socket-based qrexec tests:
         if os.path.exists("/etc/qubes-rpc/test.Socket"):
             os.unlink("/etc/qubes-rpc/test.Socket")