diff --git a/test/integration/targets/hash/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/hash/runme.sh
index 9448e4e098b..3689d83b8a1 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/hash/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/hash/runme.sh
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ JSON_ARG='{"test_hash":{"extra_args":"this is an extra arg"}}'
 
 ANSIBLE_HASH_BEHAVIOUR=replace ansible-playbook test_hash.yml -i ../../inventory -v "$@" -e "${JSON_ARG}"
 ANSIBLE_HASH_BEHAVIOUR=merge   ansible-playbook test_hash.yml -i ../../inventory -v "$@" -e "${JSON_ARG}"
+
+ANSIBLE_HASH_BEHAVIOUR=replace ansible-playbook test_inventory_hash.yml -i test_inv1.yml -i test_inv2.yml -v "$@"
+ANSIBLE_HASH_BEHAVIOUR=merge ansible-playbook test_inventory_hash.yml -i test_inv1.yml -i test_inv2.yml -v "$@"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/hash/test_inv1.yml b/test/integration/targets/hash/test_inv1.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02bd017f778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/hash/test_inv1.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+all:
+  hosts:
+    host1:
+      test_inventory_host_hash:
+        host_var1: "inventory 1"
+        host_var2: "inventory 1"
+  vars:
+    test_inventory_group_hash:
+      group_var1: "inventory 1"
+      group_var2: "inventory 1"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/hash/test_inv2.yml b/test/integration/targets/hash/test_inv2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6529b9333ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/hash/test_inv2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+all:
+  hosts:
+    host1:
+      test_inventory_host_hash:
+        host_var1: "inventory 2"
+  vars:
+    test_inventory_group_hash:
+      group_var1: "inventory 2"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/hash/test_inventory_hash.yml b/test/integration/targets/hash/test_inventory_hash.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1091b135025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/hash/test_inventory_hash.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+---
+- hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: no
+  vars:
+    host_hash_merged: {'host_var1': 'inventory 2', 'host_var2': 'inventory 1'}
+    host_hash_replaced: {'host_var1': 'inventory 2'}
+    group_hash_merged: {'group_var1': 'inventory 2', 'group_var2': 'inventory 1'}
+    group_hash_replaced: {'group_var1': 'inventory 2'}
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: debug hash behaviour result
+      debug:
+        var: "{{ lookup('env', 'ANSIBLE_HASH_BEHAVIOUR') }}"
+        verbosity: 2
+
+    - name: assert hash behaviour is merge or replace
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - lookup('env', 'ANSIBLE_HASH_BEHAVIOUR') in ('merge', 'replace')
+
+    - name: debug test_inventory_host_hash
+      debug:
+        var: hostvars['host1']['test_inventory_host_hash']
+        verbosity: 2
+
+    - name: debug test_inventory_group_hash
+      debug:
+        var: test_inventory_group_hash
+        verbosity: 2
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - hostvars['host1']['test_inventory_host_hash'] == host_hash_replaced
+          - test_inventory_group_hash == group_hash_replaced
+      when: "lookup('env', 'ANSIBLE_HASH_BEHAVIOUR') == 'replace'"
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - hostvars['host1']['test_inventory_host_hash'] == host_hash_merged
+          - test_inventory_group_hash == group_hash_merged
+      when: "lookup('env', 'ANSIBLE_HASH_BEHAVIOUR') == 'merge'"