diff --git a/templates b/templates
index 382e4ee2..caa74c89 100755
--- a/templates
+++ b/templates
@@ -215,6 +215,39 @@
                                     },
                       test_suite => { name => "base_services_start" },
                     },
+                    {
+                      machine    => { name => "64bit" },
+                      prio       => 40,
+                      product    => {
+                                      arch    => "x86_64",
+                                      distri  => "fedora",
+                                      flavor  => "generic_boot",
+                                      version => "*",
+                                    },
+                      test_suite => { name => "base_service_manipulation" },
+                    },
+                    {
+                      machine    => { name => "64bit" },
+                      prio       => 40,
+                      product    => {
+                                      arch    => "x86_64",
+                                      distri  => "fedora",
+                                      flavor  => "workstation_live",
+                                      version => "*",
+                                    },
+                      test_suite => { name => "base_service_manipulation" },
+                    },
+                    {
+                      machine    => { name => "64bit" },
+                      prio       => 40,
+                      product    => {
+                                      arch    => "x86_64",
+                                      distri  => "fedora",
+                                      flavor  => "server_dvd",
+                                      version => "*",
+                                    },
+                      test_suite => { name => "base_service_manipulation" },
+                    },
                     {
                       machine    => { name => "64bit" },
                       prio       => 30,
@@ -1287,5 +1320,14 @@
                         { key => "HDD_1", value => "disk_%FLAVOR%_%MACHINE%.qcow2" },
                       ],
                     },
+                    {
+                      name => "base_service_manipulation",
+                      settings => [
+                        { key => "ENTRYPOINT", value => "base_service_manipulation" },
+                        { key => "START_AFTER_TEST", value => "default_install" },
+                        { key => "BOOTFROM", value => "c" },
+                        { key => "HDD_1", value => "disk_%FLAVOR%_%MACHINE%.qcow2" },
+                      ],
+                    },
                   ],
 }
diff --git a/tests/base_service_manipulation.pm b/tests/base_service_manipulation.pm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60850e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/base_service_manipulation.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+use base "installedtest";
+use strict;
+use testapi;
+
+sub run {
+    my $self=shift;
+    # wait for boot to complete
+    $self->boot_to_login_screen("", 30);
+    # switch to TTY3 for both, graphical and console tests
+    $self->root_console(tty=>3);
+    # we could make this slightly more 'efficient' by assuming sshd
+    # is always going to be enabled/running at first, but it's safer
+    # to force an expected starting state.
+    script_run "systemctl stop sshd.service";
+    script_run "systemctl disable sshd.service";
+    script_run "reboot";
+    $self->boot_to_login_screen("", 30);
+    $self->root_console(tty=>3);
+    # note the use of ! here is a bash-ism, but it sure makes life easier
+    assert_script_run '! systemctl is-enabled sshd.service';
+    assert_script_run '! systemctl is-active sshd.service';
+    assert_script_run '! ps -C sshd';
+    script_run "systemctl start sshd.service";
+    assert_script_run '! systemctl is-enabled sshd.service';
+    assert_script_run 'systemctl is-active sshd.service';
+    assert_script_run 'ps -C sshd';
+    script_run "systemctl stop sshd.service";
+    assert_script_run '! systemctl is-enabled sshd.service';
+    assert_script_run '! systemctl is-active sshd.service';
+    assert_script_run '! ps -C sshd';
+    script_run "systemctl enable sshd.service";
+    assert_script_run 'systemctl is-enabled sshd.service';
+    assert_script_run '! systemctl is-active sshd.service';
+    assert_script_run '! ps -C sshd';
+    script_run "reboot";
+    $self->boot_to_login_screen("", 30);
+    $self->root_console(tty=>3);
+    assert_script_run 'systemctl is-enabled sshd.service';
+    assert_script_run 'systemctl is-active sshd.service';
+    assert_script_run 'ps -C sshd';
+    script_run "systemctl disable sshd.service";
+    script_run "reboot";
+    $self->boot_to_login_screen("", 30);
+    $self->root_console(tty=>3);
+    assert_script_run '! systemctl is-enabled sshd.service';
+    assert_script_run '! systemctl is-active sshd.service';
+    assert_script_run '! ps -C sshd';
+}
+
+
+sub test_flags {
+    # without anything - rollback to 'lastgood' snapshot if failed
+    # 'fatal' - whole test suite is in danger if this fails
+    # 'milestone' - after this test succeeds, update 'lastgood'
+    # 'important' - if this fails, set the overall state to 'fail'
+    return { fatal => 1 };
+}
+
+1;
+
+# vim: set sw=4 et: