diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/all.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/all.yml
index c6dcb95b..87459301 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/all.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/all.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
 # This playbook imports all tests that are known to work at present.
 #
 
+- import_playbook: connection_loader/all.yml
 - import_playbook: action__low_level_execute_command.yml
 - import_playbook: runner.yml
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/connection_loader/all.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/connection_loader/all.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a44bb2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/connection_loader/all.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- import_playbook: local_blemished.yml
+- import_playbook: paramiko_unblemished.yml
+- import_playbook: ssh_blemished.yml
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/connection_loader/local_blemished.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/connection_loader/local_blemished.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be9873b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/connection_loader/local_blemished.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Ensure 'local' connections are grabbed.
+
+- hosts: all
+  any_errors_fatal: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: integration/connection_loader__local_blemished.yml
+      determine_strategy:
+
+    - custom_python_detect_environment:
+      connection: local
+      register: out
+
+    - assert:
+        that: out.mitogen_loaded or not is_mitogen
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/connection_loader/paramiko_unblemished.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/connection_loader/paramiko_unblemished.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4959b672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/connection_loader/paramiko_unblemished.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Ensure paramiko connections aren't grabbed.
+
+- hosts: all
+  any_errors_fatal: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: integration/connection_loader__paramiko_unblemished.yml
+      custom_python_detect_environment:
+      connection: paramiko
+      register: out
+
+    - assert:
+        that: not out.mitogen_loaded
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/connection_loader/ssh_blemished.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/connection_loader/ssh_blemished.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b295c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/connection_loader/ssh_blemished.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Ensure 'ssh' connections are grabbed.
+
+- hosts: all
+  any_errors_fatal: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: integration/connection_loader__ssh_blemished.yml
+      determine_strategy:
+
+    - custom_python_detect_environment:
+      connection: ssh
+      register: out
+
+    - assert:
+        that: out.mitogen_loaded or not is_mitogen