diff --git a/tests/roles/rootless_user_ready/tasks/main.yml b/tests/roles/rootless_user_ready/tasks/main.yml
index cfed03b..88ad032 100644
--- a/tests/roles/rootless_user_ready/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/roles/rootless_user_ready/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,11 @@
 
 - name: rootless account | enable linger
   shell: loginctl enable-linger {{ rootless_user }}
+
+- name: rootless account | get uid
+  getent:
+    database: passwd
+    key: "{{ rootless_user }}"
+
+- name: rootless account | preserve uid
+  set_fact: rootless_uid="{{ getent_passwd[rootless_user][1] }}"
diff --git a/tests/test_podman.yml b/tests/test_podman.yml
index d5e65be..fc30921 100644
--- a/tests/test_podman.yml
+++ b/tests/test_podman.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
     loop_control:
       loop_var: want_cgroups
 
+  - name: test toolbox
+    include_tasks: test_toolbox.yml
+
   # Postprocessing: check for FAIL or ERROR in any test, exit 1 if so
   - name: check results
     include_tasks: check_results.yml
diff --git a/tests/test_toolbox.yml b/tests/test_toolbox.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b0859c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_toolbox.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- include_role:
+    name: run_bats_tests
+  vars:
+    tests:
+    - name: toolbox
+      package: toolbox
+      become: true
+      environment:
+        XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: /run/user/{{ rootless_uid }}