diff --git a/test/integration/image_test.go b/test/integration/image_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f91fae18fbd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/image_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// +build integration
+
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// TestImage tests minikube image
+func TestImage(t *testing.T) {
+	profile := UniqueProfileName("image")
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), Minutes(5))
+	defer CleanupWithLogs(t, profile, cancel)
+
+	args := append([]string{"start", "-p", profile, "--memory=2048"}, StartArgs()...)
+	rr, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), args...))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("starting minikube: %v\n%s", err, rr.Output())
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		command string
+		args    []string
+	}{
+		{
+			command: "image",
+			args:    []string{"load", filepath.Join(*testdataDir, "hello-world.tar")},
+		}, {
+			command: "image",
+			args:    []string{"list"},
+		}, {
+			command: "image",
+			args:    []string{"rm", "hello-world"},
+		}, {
+			command: "image",
+			args:    []string{"build", filepath.Join(*testdataDir, "build")},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.command, func(t *testing.T) {
+			args := []string{test.command, "-p", profile}
+			args = append(args, test.args...)
+
+			rr, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), args...))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("failed to clean up: args %q: %v", rr.Command(), err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/testdata/build/Dockerfile b/test/integration/testdata/build/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4c3d9eb324c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/testdata/build/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+FROM busybox
+RUN true
+ADD content.txt
diff --git a/test/integration/testdata/build/content.txt b/test/integration/testdata/build/content.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..63817ba73c81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/testdata/build/content.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Content for image build
diff --git a/test/integration/testdata/hello-world.tar b/test/integration/testdata/hello-world.tar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b7c198148468
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/integration/testdata/hello-world.tar differ