diff --git a/test/integration/targets/group/tasks/tests.yml b/test/integration/targets/group/tasks/tests.yml
index d07ad36a3d6..e35b23c9162 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/group/tasks/tests.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/group/tasks/tests.yml
@@ -314,3 +314,16 @@
         state: absent
   # only applicable to Linux, limit further to CentOS where 'lgroupadd' is installed
   when: ansible_distribution == 'CentOS'
+
+# create system group
+
+- name: remove group
+  group:
+    name: ansibullgroup
+    state: absent
+
+- name: create system group
+  group:
+    name: ansibullgroup
+    state: present
+    system: yes
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/main.yml
index 25fc9f8c687..c084bd42c5f 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/main.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@
       - user_test0_1 is not changed
       - '"ansibulluser" in user_names.stdout_lines'
 
+# create system user
+
+- name: remove user
+  user:
+    name: ansibulluser
+    state: absent
+
+- name: create system user
+  user:
+    name: ansibulluser
+    state: present
+    system: yes
+
 # test adding user with uid
 # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/62969
 - name: remove the test user