diff --git a/shippable.yml b/shippable.yml
index d70d894437b..86ee46764b6 100644
--- a/shippable.yml
+++ b/shippable.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ matrix:
     - env: T=rhel/8.2/1
     - env: T=freebsd/11.1/1
     - env: T=freebsd/12.1/1
+    - env: T=linux/alpine3/1
     - env: T=linux/centos6/1
     - env: T=linux/centos7/1
     - env: T=linux/centos8/1
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ matrix:
     - env: T=rhel/8.2/2
     - env: T=freebsd/11.1/2
     - env: T=freebsd/12.1/2
+    - env: T=linux/alpine3/2
     - env: T=linux/centos6/2
     - env: T=linux/centos7/2
     - env: T=linux/centos8/2
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ matrix:
     - env: T=rhel/8.2/3
     - env: T=freebsd/11.1/3
     - env: T=freebsd/12.1/3
+    - env: T=linux/alpine3/3
     - env: T=linux/centos6/3
     - env: T=linux/centos7/3
     - env: T=linux/centos8/3
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ matrix:
     - env: T=rhel/8.2/4
     - env: T=freebsd/11.1/4
     - env: T=freebsd/12.1/4
+    - env: T=linux/alpine3/4
     - env: T=linux/centos6/4
     - env: T=linux/centos7/4
     - env: T=linux/centos8/4
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ matrix:
     - env: T=rhel/8.2/5
     - env: T=freebsd/11.1/5
     - env: T=freebsd/12.1/5
+    - env: T=linux/alpine3/5
     - env: T=linux/centos6/5
     - env: T=linux/centos7/5
     - env: T=linux/centos8/5
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy-collection-scm/tasks/setup.yml b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy-collection-scm/tasks/setup.yml
index f4beb9d61ef..b83d3e78e7a 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy-collection-scm/tasks/setup.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy-collection-scm/tasks/setup.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - name: ensure git is installed
   package:
     name: git
-  when: ansible_distribution != "MacOSX"
+  when: ansible_distribution not in ["MacOSX", "Alpine"]
   register: git_install
 
 - name: set git global user.email if not already set
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/setup.yml b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/setup.yml
index a82d02aed2d..ebd5a1c08be 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/setup.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/setup.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     - name: install git
       package:
         name: git
-      when: ansible_distribution != "MacOSX"
+      when: ansible_distribution not in ["MacOSX", "Alpine"]
       register: git_install
     - name: save install result
       copy:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/connection_ssh/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/connection_ssh/runme.sh
index e7b2b21f0b0..32dbdd937b6 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/connection_ssh/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/connection_ssh/runme.sh
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ if command -v sshpass > /dev/null; then
             -e ansible_sshpass_prompt=notThis: \
             -e ansible_password=foo \
             -e ansible_user=definitelynotroot \
-	    -i test_connection.inventory \
+            -i test_connection.inventory \
             ssh-pipelining
         ret=$?
-        if [[ $ret -ne 124 ]]; then
+        # 124 is EXIT_TIMEDOUT from gnu coreutils
+        # 143 is 128+SIGTERM(15) from BusyBox
+        if [[ $ret -ne 124 && $ret -ne 143 ]]; then
             echo "Expected to time out and we did not. Exiting with failure."
-     	exit 1
+            exit 1
         fi
     else
         ansible -m ping \
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ if command -v sshpass > /dev/null; then
             -e ansible_sshpass_prompt=notThis: \
             -e ansible_password=foo \
             -e ansible_user=definitelynotroot \
-	    -i test_connection.inventory \
+            -i test_connection.inventory \
             ssh-pipelining | grep 'customized password prompts'
         ret=$?
         [[ $ret -eq 0 ]] || exit $ret
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/cron/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/cron/tasks/main.yml
index 950d52dc4fc..38898dc4961 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/cron/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/cron/tasks/main.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@
 - assert:
     that: remove_cron_file is not changed
 
+# BusyBox does not have /etc/cron.d
 - name: Removing a cron file when the name is specified is allowed (#57471)
+  when: ansible_distribution != 'Alpine'
   block:
   - name: Cron file creation
     cron:
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@
       that: not cron_file_stats.stat.exists
 
 - name: Allow non-ascii chars in job (#69492)
+  when: ansible_distribution != 'Alpine'
   block:
   - name: Cron file creation
     cron:
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@
       that: not cron_file_stats.stat.exists
 
 - name: Allow non-ascii chars in cron_file (#69492)
+  when: ansible_distribution != 'Alpine'
   block:
   - name: Cron file creation with non-ascii filename (これは日本語です; This is Japanese)
     cron:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/getent/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/getent/tasks/main.yml
index 825ad5ea31a..bd17bd62587 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/getent/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/getent/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
           key: root
           service: files
       register: getent_test0
-      when: ansible_system != 'FreeBSD'
+      when: ansible_system != 'FreeBSD' and ansible_distribution != 'Alpine'
     - name: run getent w/o specified service (FreeBSD)
       getent:
           database: passwd
           key: root
       register: getent_test0
-      when: ansible_system == 'FreeBSD'
+      when: ansible_system == 'FreeBSD' or ansible_distribution == 'Alpine'
     - debug: var=getent_test0
     - name: validate results
       assert:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/git/tasks/setup.yml b/test/integration/targets/git/tasks/setup.yml
index 16c56904aba..3158bf62d13 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/git/tasks/setup.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/git/tasks/setup.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 - name: SETUP | install git
   package:
     name: '{{ item }}'
-  when: ansible_distribution != "MacOSX"
+  when: ansible_distribution not in ["MacOSX", "Alpine"]
   notify:
     - cleanup
   with_items: "{{ git_required_packages[ansible_os_family | default('default') ] | default(git_required_packages.default) }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/group/tasks/tests.yml b/test/integration/targets/group/tasks/tests.yml
index e35b23c9162..0822682a2ff 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/group/tasks/tests.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/group/tasks/tests.yml
@@ -198,7 +198,13 @@
   args:
     name: libuser
     state: present
-  when: ansible_facts.system in ['Linux']
+  when: ansible_facts.system in ['Linux'] and ansible_distribution != 'Alpine'
+  tags:
+    - user_test_local_mode
+
+- name: Ensure lgroupadd is present - Alpine
+  command: apk add -U libuser --repository=http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Alpine'
   tags:
     - user_test_local_mode
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/handler_race/roles/random_sleep/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/handler_race/roles/random_sleep/tasks/main.yml
index 607318bbd59..0bc4c382b69 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/handler_race/roles/random_sleep/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/handler_race/roles/random_sleep/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # tasks file for random_sleep
 - name: Generate sleep time
   set_fact:
-    sleep_time: "{{ 60 | random }}"
+    sleep_time: "{{ 30 | random }}"
 
 - name: Do random sleep
   shell: sleep "{{ sleep_time }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/include_import/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/include_import/runme.sh
index 6e26226facc..8b80dc54dbd 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/include_import/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/include_import/runme.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -eux
 export ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH=./roles
 
 function gen_task_files() {
-    for i in $(seq -f '%03g' 1 39); do
+    for i in $(printf "%03d " {1..39}); do
         echo -e "- name: Hello Message\n  debug:\n    msg: Task file ${i}" > "tasks/hello/tasks-file-${i}.yml"
     done
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/loops/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/loops/tasks/main.yml
index 5575dd36497..a44abcd07ff 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/loops/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/loops/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,20 +27,27 @@
   block:
     - name: Measure time before loop with .5s pause
       set_fact:
-        times: "{{times|default([]) + [ lookup('pipe','date +%s.%3N') ]}}"
+        times: "{{times|default([]) + [ now(fmt='%s.%f') ]}}"
       with_sequence: count=3
       loop_control:
         pause: 0.6
 
-    - name: ensure lag, since there is 3 rounds, and 0.5 seconds between, it should last 1.2 seconds, but allowing leeway due to CI lag
-      assert:
-        that:
-            - tdiff|float >= 1.2
-            - tdiff|int < 3
-      vars:
+    - name: Debug times var
+      debug:
+        var: times
+
+    - vars:
         tdiff: '{{ times[2]|float - times[0]|float }}'
-  when:
-    - ansible_facts['distribution'] not in ("MacOSX", "FreeBSD")
+      block:
+        - name: Debug tdiff used in next task
+          debug:
+            msg: 'tdiff={{ tdiff }}'
+
+        - name: ensure lag, since there is 3 rounds, and 0.5 seconds between, it should last 1.2 seconds, but allowing leeway due to CI lag
+          assert:
+            that:
+                - tdiff|float >= 1.2
+                - tdiff|int < 3
 
 #
 # Tests of loop syntax with args
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/pip/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/pip/tasks/main.yml
index 20e84d79438..89955e5ad90 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/pip/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/pip/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       package:
         name: git
         state: present
-      when: ansible_distribution != "MacOSX"
+      when: ansible_distribution not in ["MacOSX", "Alpine"]
       register: git_install
 
     - include_tasks: pip.yml
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/prepare_http_tests/tasks/default.yml b/test/integration/targets/prepare_http_tests/tasks/default.yml
index 5f098e72063..6a1c8d2fe94 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/prepare_http_tests/tasks/default.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/prepare_http_tests/tasks/default.yml
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@
     dest: "/etc/pki/trust/anchors/ansible.pem"
   when: ansible_os_family == 'Suse'
 
-- name: Debian - Retrieve test cacert
+- name: Debian/Alpine - Retrieve test cacert
   get_url:
     url: "http://ansible.http.tests/cacert.pem"
     dest: "/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/ansible.crt"
-  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
+  when: ansible_os_family in ['Debian', 'Alpine']
 
 - name: Redhat - Update ca trust
   command: update-ca-trust extract
   when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
 
-- name: Debian/Suse - Update ca certificates
+- name: Debian/Alpine/Suse - Update ca certificates
   command: update-ca-certificates
-  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian' or ansible_os_family == 'Suse'
+  when: ansible_os_family in ['Debian', 'Alpine', 'Suse']
 
 - name: FreeBSD - Retrieve test cacert
   get_url:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/pull/setup.yml b/test/integration/targets/pull/setup.yml
index a82d02aed2d..ebd5a1c08be 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/pull/setup.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/pull/setup.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     - name: install git
       package:
         name: git
-      when: ansible_distribution != "MacOSX"
+      when: ansible_distribution not in ["MacOSX", "Alpine"]
       register: git_install
     - name: save install result
       copy:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/service/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/service/tasks/main.yml
index 69a9ef205e2..4fc2ddfe32f 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/service/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/service/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+- name: skip unsupported distros
+  meta: end_host
+  when: ansible_distribution in ['Alpine']
+
 - name: install the test daemon script
   copy:
     src: ansible_test_service.py
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/service_facts/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/service_facts/tasks/main.yml
index 5a08fad3002..d2d6528bce2 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/service_facts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/service_facts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # Copyright: (c) 2020, Abhijeet Kasurde <akasurde@redhat.com>
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
+- name: skip broken distros
+  meta: end_host
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Alpine'
+
 - name: Gather service facts
   service_facts:
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/setup_cron/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/setup_cron/tasks/main.yml
index 93dcefa56e3..c5a988e0a56 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/setup_cron/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/setup_cron/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,17 +19,23 @@
 
 - when: faketime_pkg | default(false, true)
   block:
-    - name: install cron and faketime packages
+    - name: install faketime packages
       package:
         name: '{{ faketime_pkg }}'
       register: faketime_package_installed
       until: faketime_package_installed is success
+      when: ansible_distribution != 'Alpine'
+
+    - name: install faketime packages - Alpine
+      command: apk add -U {{ faketime_pkg }} --repository=http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing
+      when: ansible_distribution == 'Alpine'
 
     - name: Find libfaketime path
       shell: '{{ list_pkg_files }} {{ faketime_pkg }} | grep -F libfaketime.so.1'
       args:
         warn: false
       register: libfaketime_path
+      when: list_pkg_files is defined
 
     - when: ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'
       block:
@@ -68,3 +74,11 @@
     daemon-reload: "{{ (ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd') | ternary(true, omit) }}"
     name: '{{ cron_service }}'
     state: restarted
+  when: ansible_distribution != 'Alpine'
+
+- name: enable cron service - Alpine
+  command: nohup crond
+  environment:
+    FAKETIME: "+0y x10"
+    LD_PRELOAD: "/usr/lib/faketime/libfaketime.so.1"
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Alpine'
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/setup_cron/vars/alpine.yml b/test/integration/targets/setup_cron/vars/alpine.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37e6fc3714c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/setup_cron/vars/alpine.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+faketime_pkg: libfaketime
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/install-Alpine-3-python-3.yml b/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/install-Alpine-3-python-3.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a09f5b5500d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/install-Alpine-3-python-3.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- name: Install Paramiko for Python 3 on Alpine
+  pip: # no apk package manager in core, just use pip
+    name: paramiko
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/uninstall-Alpine-3-python-3.yml b/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/uninstall-Alpine-3-python-3.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9dcc62c688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/setup_paramiko/uninstall-Alpine-3-python-3.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- name: Uninstall Paramiko for Python 3 on Alpine
+  pip:
+    name: paramiko
+    state: absent
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/subversion/roles/subversion/tasks/setup.yml b/test/integration/targets/subversion/roles/subversion/tasks/setup.yml
index 5c9c5cb5410..f654efa66c5 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/subversion/roles/subversion/tasks/setup.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/subversion/roles/subversion/tasks/setup.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
   package:
     name: '{{ subversion_packages }}'
     state: present
+  when: ansible_distribution != 'Alpine'
+
+- name: install SVN pre-reqs - Alpine
+  command: 'apk add -U {{ subversion_packages|join(" ") }}'
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Alpine'
 
 - name: upgrade SVN pre-reqs
   package:
@@ -55,9 +60,9 @@
 
 - name: start test Apache SVN site - non Red Hat
   command: apachectl -k start -f {{ subversion_server_dir }}/subversion.conf
-  when: not ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
+  when: ansible_os_family not in ['RedHat', 'Alpine']
 
 # On Red Hat based OS', we can't use apachectl to start up own instance, just use the raw httpd
 - name: start test Apache SVN site - Red Hat
   command: httpd -k start -f {{ subversion_server_dir }}/subversion.conf
-  when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
+  when: ansible_os_family in ['RedHat', 'Alpine']
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/subversion/roles/subversion/templates/subversion.conf.j2 b/test/integration/targets/subversion/roles/subversion/templates/subversion.conf.j2
index 07e7083a6bc..86f40707419 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/subversion/roles/subversion/templates/subversion.conf.j2
+++ b/test/integration/targets/subversion/roles/subversion/templates/subversion.conf.j2
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ LoadModule authz_svn_module  libexec/apache24/mod_authz_svn.so
 Include /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
 LoadModule dav_module       /usr/lib64/apache2/mod_dav.so
 LoadModule dav_svn_module   /usr/lib64/apache2/mod_dav_svn.so
+{% elif ansible_os_family == "Alpine" %}
+Include /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
+LoadModule dav_module       /usr/lib/apache2/mod_dav.so
+LoadModule dav_svn_module   /usr/lib/apache2/mod_dav_svn.so
 {% elif ansible_os_family == "RedHat" %}
 Include /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/subversion/vars/Alpine.yml b/test/integration/targets/subversion/vars/Alpine.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce071fdd1c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/subversion/vars/Alpine.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+subversion_packages:
+- subversion
+- mod_dav_svn
+- apache2-webdav
+apache_user: apache
+apache_group: apache
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/unarchive/tasks/test_unprivileged_user.yml b/test/integration/targets/unarchive/tasks/test_unprivileged_user.yml
index 6181e3bd628..e4c2bec5615 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/unarchive/tasks/test_unprivileged_user.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/unarchive/tasks/test_unprivileged_user.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 - name: Create unarchivetest1 user
   user:
     name: unarchivetest1
-    uid: 1002610001
     group: "{{ group_table[ansible_facts['distribution']] | default(omit) }}"
   register: user
   vars:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/main.yml
index 534dd92547e..5b83166e698 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/user/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
+- name: skip broken distros
+  meta: end_host
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Alpine'
+
 ## user add
 
 - name: remove the test user
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/completion/docker.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/completion/docker.txt
index aad67ab71a0..10efa100354 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/completion/docker.txt
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/completion/docker.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 default name=quay.io/ansible/default-test-container:2.6.0 python=3.6,2.6,2.7,3.5,3.7,3.8,3.9 seccomp=unconfined context=collection
 default name=quay.io/ansible/ansible-base-test-container:1.5.0 python=3.6,2.6,2.7,3.5,3.7,3.8,3.9 seccomp=unconfined context=ansible-base
+alpine3 name=quay.io/ansible/alpine3-test-container:1.19.0 python=3.8
 centos6 name=quay.io/ansible/centos6-test-container:1.17.0 python=2.6 seccomp=unconfined
 centos7 name=quay.io/ansible/centos7-test-container:1.17.0 python=2.7 seccomp=unconfined
 centos8 name=quay.io/ansible/centos8-test-container:1.17.0 python=3.6 seccomp=unconfined