diff --git a/test/integration/targets/connection/test_connection.yml b/test/integration/targets/connection/test_connection.yml
index a24bcf63ae0..f3c074bce70 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/connection/test_connection.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/connection/test_connection.yml
@@ -68,3 +68,21 @@
 
   ### test wait_for_connection plugin
   - wait_for_connection:
+
+
+  ### test check permission of ~/.ssh
+
+  - name: check if ~/.ssh is exists with 0700 permission
+    block:
+    - name: gather information about ~/.ssh
+      stat:
+        path: "~/.ssh"
+      register: perms
+
+    - name: check if the ~/.ssh is 0700 permission
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - perms.stat.mode == '0700'
+      when: perms.stat.exists | bool
+
+    when: ansible_connection == 'paramiko_ssh' or ansible_connection == 'paramiko'
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/connection/test_paramiko_ssh.py b/test/units/plugins/connection/test_paramiko_ssh.py
index 708ae746115..13a090712da 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/connection/test_paramiko_ssh.py
+++ b/test/units/plugins/connection/test_paramiko_ssh.py
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 from io import StringIO
 import pytest
 
 from ansible.plugins.connection import paramiko_ssh as paramiko_ssh_module
 from ansible.plugins.loader import connection_loader
 from ansible.playbook.play_context import PlayContext
+from ansible.utils.path import makedirs_safe
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -54,3 +56,11 @@ def test_paramiko_connect(play_context, in_stream, mocker):
 
     assert isinstance(connection, paramiko_ssh_module.Connection)
     assert connection._connected is True
+
+
+def test_create_ssh_directory():
+    fixed_permissions = 0o700
+    path = os.path.expanduser("~/.ssh")
+    makedirs_safe(path, fixed_permissions)
+    ssh_dir_stat = os.stat(path)
+    assert (ssh_dir_stat.st_mode & 0o7777) == fixed_permissions