diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4a0c4ea..1ea715e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -601,21 +601,24 @@ CLEANFILES += \
 NITSI_TESTS = \
 	test/nitsi/test/hello-world \
 	test/nitsi/test/make-check \
-	test/nitsi/test/raw-device-get-by-mac
+	test/nitsi/test/raw-device-get-by-mac \
+	test/nitsi/test/zone-new-bridge
 
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	test/nitsi/test/hello-world/recipe \
 	test/nitsi/test/hello-world/settings \
 	test/nitsi/test/make-check/recipe.in \
-	test/nitsi/test/make-check/settings.in
-	test/nitsi/test/raw-device-get-by-mac/recipe\
-	test/nitsi/test/raw-device-get-by-mac/settings.in
-
+	test/nitsi/test/make-check/settings.in \
+	test/nitsi/test/raw-device-get-by-mac/recipe \
+	test/nitsi/test/raw-device-get-by-mac/settings.in \
+	test/nitsi/test/zone-new-bridge/recipe \
+	test/nitsi/test/zone-new-bridge/settings.in
 
 CLEANFILES += \
 	test/nitsi/test/make-check/recipe \
 	test/nitsi/test/make-check/settings \
-	test/nitsi/test/raw-device-get-by-mac/settings
+	test/nitsi/test/raw-device-get-by-mac/settings \
+	test/nitsi/test/zone-new-bridge/settings
 
 NITSI_ENVIRONMENT =
 
diff --git a/test/nitsi/test/zone-new-bridge/.gitignore b/test/nitsi/test/zone-new-bridge/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a9bd77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/nitsi/test/zone-new-bridge/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/log
+/recipe.log
+/settings
diff --git a/test/nitsi/test/zone-new-bridge/recipe b/test/nitsi/test/zone-new-bridge/recipe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6dcfb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/nitsi/test/zone-new-bridge/recipe
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+include: ../../include/make-install
+include: ../../include/network-settings
+include: ../../include/network-reset
+alice: network zone new upl0 bridge
+# this returns zero if the device exists
+alice: ip link show upl0
+alice: ls /sys/class/net/upl0
+# check that the config dir exists
+alice: ls /etc/network/zones/upl0
diff --git a/test/nitsi/test/zone-new-bridge/settings.in b/test/nitsi/test/zone-new-bridge/settings.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..207cfa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/nitsi/test/zone-new-bridge/settings.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[GENERAL]
+name = zone-new-bridge
+description = This test checks if we can create a new zone of the type 'bridge'
+
+copy_from = ../../../../@PACKAGE_NAME@-@PACKAGE_VERSION@.tar.gz
+copy_to = /root/
+
+[VIRTUAL_ENVIRONMENT]
+path = ../../virtual-environment/basic