diff --git a/test/integration/Makefile b/test/integration/Makefile
index 7a496f65de2..a685cb8a6f3 100644
--- a/test/integration/Makefile
+++ b/test/integration/Makefile
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ MYTMPDIR = $(shell mktemp -d 2>/dev/null || mktemp -d -t 'mytmpdir')
 VAULT_PASSWORD_FILE = vault-password
 
 CONSUL_RUNNING := $(shell python consul_running.py)
+EUID := $(shell id -u -r)
 
-all: setup parsing test_var_precedence unicode test_templating_settings environment non_destructive destructive includes blocks pull check_mode test_hash test_handlers test_group_by test_vault test_tags test_lookup_paths no_log
+all: setup parsing test_var_precedence unicode test_templating_settings environment non_destructive destructive includes blocks pull check_mode test_hash test_handlers test_group_by test_vault test_tags test_lookup_paths no_log test_connection
 
 setup:
 	rm -rf $(TEST_DIR)
@@ -72,6 +73,19 @@ environment: setup
 non_destructive: setup
 	ansible-playbook non_destructive.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e outputdir=$(TEST_DIR) -e @$(VARS_FILE) $(CREDENTIALS_ARG) -v $(TEST_FLAGS)
 
+test_connection: setup
+ifeq ($(EUID),0)
+	# Test connection plugins when running as root (lang unspecified).
+	                ansible-playbook test_connection.yml -i test_connection.inventory -l '!skip-during-build' $(TEST_FLAGS)
+	# Test connection plugins when running as root (lang=C).
+	LC_ALL=C LANG=C ansible-playbook test_connection.yml -i test_connection.inventory -l '!skip-during-build' $(TEST_FLAGS)
+else
+	# Test connection plugins when not running as root (lang unspecified).
+	                ansible-playbook test_connection.yml -i test_connection.inventory -l '!skip-during-build !chroot' $(TEST_FLAGS)
+	# Test connection plugins when not running as root (lang=C).
+	LC_ALL=C LANG=C ansible-playbook test_connection.yml -i test_connection.inventory -l '!skip-during-build !chroot' $(TEST_FLAGS)
+endif
+
 destructive: setup
 	ansible-playbook destructive.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e outputdir=$(TEST_DIR) -e @$(VARS_FILE) $(CREDENTIALS_ARG) -v $(TEST_FLAGS)
 
diff --git a/test/integration/test_connection.inventory b/test/integration/test_connection.inventory
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b5edb558952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/test_connection.inventory
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+[local]
+local-pipelining    ansible_ssh_pipelining=true
+local-no-pipelining ansible_ssh_pipelining=false
+[local:vars]
+ansible_host=localhost
+ansible_connection=local
+
+[chroot]
+chroot-pipelining    ansible_ssh_pipelining=true
+chroot-no-pipelining ansible_ssh_pipelining=false
+[chroot:vars]
+ansible_host=/
+ansible_connection=chroot
+
+[ssh]
+ssh-pipelining    ansible_ssh_pipelining=true
+ssh-no-pipelining ansible_ssh_pipelining=false
+[ssh:vars]
+ansible_host=localhost
+ansible_connection=ssh
+
+[paramiko_ssh]
+paramiko_ssh-pipelining    ansible_ssh_pipelining=true
+paramiko_ssh-no-pipelining ansible_ssh_pipelining=false
+[paramiko_ssh:vars]
+ansible_host=localhost
+ansible_connection=paramiko_ssh
+
+[skip-during-build:children]
+ssh
+paramiko_ssh
diff --git a/test/integration/test_connection.yml b/test/integration/test_connection.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b3d4f1bc3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/test_connection.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+- hosts: all
+  gather_facts: no
+  serial: 1
+  tasks:
+
+  ### raw with unicode arg and output
+
+  - name: raw with unicode arg and output
+    raw: echo 汉语
+    register: command
+  - name: check output of raw with unicode arg and output
+    assert: { that: "'汉语' in command.stdout" }
+
+  ### copy local file with unicode filename and content
+
+  - name: create local file with unicode filename and content
+    local_action: lineinfile dest=/tmp/ansible-local-汉语 create=true line=汉语
+  - name: remove remote file with unicode filename and content
+    file: path=/tmp/ansible-remote-汉语 state=absent
+  - name: copy local file with unicode filename and content
+    copy: src=/tmp/ansible-local-汉语 dest=/tmp/ansible-remote-汉语
+
+  ### fetch remote file with unicode filename and content
+
+  - name: remove local file with unicode filename and content
+    local_action: file path=/tmp/ansible-local-汉语 state=absent
+  - name: fetch remote file with unicode filename and content
+    fetch: src=/tmp/ansible-remote-汉语 dest=/tmp/ansible-local-汉语 fail_on_missing=true validate_checksum=true flat=true
+
+  ### remove local and remote temp files
+
+  - name: remove local temp file
+    local_action: file path=/tmp/ansible-local-汉语 state=absent
+  - name: remove remote temp file
+    file: path=/tmp/ansible-remote-汉语 state=absent