diff --git a/test/integration/targets/apt/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/apt/meta/main.yml
index 07faa21776..162d7fab33 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/apt/meta/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/apt/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 dependencies:
   - prepare_tests
+  - setup_deb_repo
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/apt/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/apt/tasks/main.yml
index 8ca7d921b8..4cb63a39ce 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/apt/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/apt/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@
  - include: 'apt.yml'
    when: ansible_distribution in ('Ubuntu', 'Debian')
 
+ - block:
+     - include: 'repo.yml'
+   always:
+     - apt_repository:
+         repo: "deb file:{{ repodir }} ./"
+         state: absent
+     - file:
+         name: "{{ repodir }}"
+         state: absent
+   when: ansible_distribution in ('Ubuntu', 'Debian')
+
  - include: 'apt-multiarch.yml'
    when: ansible_distribution in ('Ubuntu', 'Debian') and ansible_userspace_architecture != apt_foreign_arch
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/apt/tasks/repo.yml b/test/integration/targets/apt/tasks/repo.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1263b0bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/apt/tasks/repo.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+- block:
+  - name: Install foo package version 1.0.0
+    apt:
+      name: foo=1.0.0
+      allow_unauthenticated: yes
+    register: apt_result
+
+  - name: Check install with dpkg
+    shell: dpkg-query -l foo
+    register: dpkg_result
+
+  - name: Check if install was successful
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - "apt_result is success"
+        - "dpkg_result is success"
+        - "'1.0.0' in dpkg_result.stdout"
+
+  - name: Update to foo version 1.0.1
+    apt:
+      name: foo
+      state: latest
+      allow_unauthenticated: yes
+    register: apt_result
+
+  - name: Check install with dpkg
+    shell: dpkg-query -l foo
+    register: dpkg_result
+
+  - name: Check if install was successful
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - "apt_result is success"
+        - "dpkg_result is success"
+        - "'1.0.1' in dpkg_result.stdout"
+
+  always:
+    - name: Clean up
+      apt:
+        name: foo
+        state: absent
+        allow_unauthenticated: yes
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/setup_deb_repo/files/package_specs/foo-1.0.0 b/test/integration/targets/setup_deb_repo/files/package_specs/foo-1.0.0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4206fbabb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/setup_deb_repo/files/package_specs/foo-1.0.0
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Section: misc
+Priority: optional
+Standards-Version: 2.3.3
+
+Package: foo
+Version: 1.0.0
+Section: system
+Maintainer: John Doe <john@doe.com>
+Architecture: all
+Description: Dummy package
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/setup_deb_repo/files/package_specs/foo-1.0.1 b/test/integration/targets/setup_deb_repo/files/package_specs/foo-1.0.1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..021f4d523f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/setup_deb_repo/files/package_specs/foo-1.0.1
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Section: misc
+Priority: optional
+Standards-Version: 2.3.3
+
+Package: foo
+Version: 1.0.1
+Section: system
+Maintainer: John Doe <john@doe.com>
+Architecture: all
+Description: Dummy package
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/setup_deb_repo/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/setup_deb_repo/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84c0f909a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/setup_deb_repo/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+- block:
+  - name: Install needed packages
+    apt:
+      name: "{{ item }}"
+    with_items:
+      - dpkg-dev
+      - equivs
+      - libfile-fcntllock-perl  # to silence warning by equivs-build
+
+  - set_fact:
+      repodir: /tmp/repo/
+
+  - name: Create repo dir
+    file:
+      path: "{{ repodir }}"
+      state: directory
+      mode: 0755
+
+  - name: Create deb files
+    shell: "equivs-build {{ item }}"
+    args:
+      chdir: "{{ repodir }}"
+    with_fileglob:
+      - "files/package_specs/*"
+
+  - name: Create repo
+    shell: dpkg-scanpackages --multiversion . /dev/null | gzip -9c > Packages.gz
+    args:
+      chdir: "{{ repodir }}"
+
+  - name: Install the repo
+    apt_repository:
+      repo: "deb file:{{ repodir }} ./"
+      validate_certs: no
+
+  when: ansible_distribution in ['Ubuntu', 'Debian']