diff --git a/test/integration/targets/debug/aliases b/test/integration/targets/debug/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4485d761629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/debug/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+posix/ci/group1
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/debug/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/debug/main.yml
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index 00000000000..9e49b8278e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/debug/main.yml
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+- hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: no
+  tasks:
+    - name: test item being present in the output
+      debug: var=item
+      loop: [1, 2, 3]
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/debug/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/debug/runme.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..4ff4e299a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/debug/runme.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eux
+
+trap 'rm -f out' EXIT
+
+ansible-playbook main.yml -i ../../inventory | tee out
+for i in 1 2 3; do
+  grep "ok: \[localhost\] => (item=$i)" out
+  grep "\"item\": $i" out
+done