diff --git a/testsuite/tests/test/verbose-propagation/test.py b/testsuite/tests/test/verbose-propagation/test.py
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+++ b/testsuite/tests/test/verbose-propagation/test.py
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+"""
+Check that when running `alr test` with the verbose flag, the spawned command
+of the default test action inherits the verbosity flag.
+"""
+
+import os
+from drivers.alr import init_local_crate, run_alr
+from drivers.asserts import assert_not_substring, assert_substring
+from drivers.helpers import content_of
+
+# Run `alr test` in a local crate for this test with increasing verbosity
+# levels; we check the existence of expected output in the test log. The
+# selected messages are representative of the log level at play.
+
+LOGFILE = os.path.join("alire", "alr_test_local.log")
+
+init_local_crate()
+
+# Default log level
+run_alr("test", quiet=False)
+assert_not_substring("alr build done", content_of(LOGFILE))
+
+# Verbose
+run_alr("-v", "test", quiet=False)
+assert_substring("alr build done", content_of(LOGFILE))
+assert_not_substring("Setenv ALIRE=True", content_of(LOGFILE))
+
+# More verbose
+run_alr("-vv", "test", quiet=False)
+assert_substring("alr build done", content_of(LOGFILE))
+assert_substring("Setenv ALIRE=True", content_of(LOGFILE))
+
+print("SUCCESS")
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/test/verbose-propagation/test.yaml b/testsuite/tests/test/verbose-propagation/test.yaml
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+driver: python-script
+build_mode: both
+indexes:
+    compiler_only_index: {}