diff --git a/test/integration/inventory b/test/integration/inventory
index 72d80aabebd..bee36ce022e 100644
--- a/test/integration/inventory
+++ b/test/integration/inventory
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ invenoverride ansible_ssh_host=127.0.0.1 ansible_connection=local
 [all:vars]
 extra_var_override=FROM_INVENTORY
 inven_var=inventory_var
+unicode_host_var=CaféEñyei
 
 [inven_overridehosts:vars]
 foo=foo
diff --git a/test/integration/unicode.yml b/test/integration/unicode.yml
index 4e7fe635f45..2889155055d 100644
--- a/test/integration/unicode.yml
+++ b/test/integration/unicode.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
     - name: 'A task with unicode extra vars'
       debug: var=extra_var
 
+    - name: 'A task with unicode host vars'
+      debug: var=unicode_host_var
+
 
 - name: 'A play for hosts in group: ĪīĬĭ'
   hosts: 'ĪīĬĭ'