diff --git a/src/test/java/itest/CryostatTemplateIT.java b/src/test/java/itest/CryostatTemplateIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..943eaffdf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/itest/CryostatTemplateIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The Cryostat Authors
+ *
+ * The Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0
+ *
+ * Subject to the condition set forth below, permission is hereby granted to any
+ * person obtaining a copy of this software, associated documentation and/or data
+ * (collectively the "Software"), free of charge and under any and all copyright
+ * rights in the Software, and any and all patent rights owned or freely
+ * licensable by each licensor hereunder covering either (i) the unmodified
+ * Software as contributed to or provided by such licensor, or (ii) the Larger
+ * Works (as defined below), to deal in both
+ *
+ * (a) the Software, and
+ * (b) any piece of software and/or hardware listed in the lrgrwrks.txt file if
+ * one is included with the Software (each a "Larger Work" to which the Software
+ * is contributed by such licensors),
+ *
+ * without restriction, including without limitation the rights to copy, create
+ * derivative works of, display, perform, and distribute the Software and make,
+ * use, sell, offer for sale, import, export, have made, and have sold the
+ * Software and the Larger Work(s), and to sublicense the foregoing rights on
+ * either these or other terms.
+ *
+ * This license is subject to the following condition:
+ * The above copyright notice and either this complete permission notice or at
+ * a minimum a reference to the UPL must be included in all copies or
+ * substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package itest;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.controlpanel.ui.configuration.model.xml.XMLAttributeInstance;
+import org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.controlpanel.ui.configuration.model.xml.XMLModel;
+import org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.controlpanel.ui.configuration.model.xml.XMLTagInstance;
+import org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.controlpanel.ui.model.EventConfiguration;
+
+import itest.bases.StandardSelfTest;
+import org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class CryostatTemplateIT extends StandardSelfTest {
+
+    static File file;
+
+    @BeforeAll
+    static void setup() throws Exception {
+        String url =
+                String.format(
+                        "/api/v1/targets/%s/templates/Cryostat/type/TARGET",
+                        SELF_REFERENCE_TARGET_ID);
+        file =
+                downloadFile(url, "cryostat", "jfc")
+                        .get(REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                        .toFile();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    /** If this fails, check the baseImageJdkVersion in pom.xml. */
+    public void shouldHaveCryostatTemplate() throws Exception {
+        XMLModel model = EventConfiguration.createModel(file);
+        model.checkErrors();
+
+        Assertions.assertFalse(model.hasErrors());
+
+        XMLTagInstance configuration = model.getRoot();
+        XMLAttributeInstance labelAttr = null;
+        for (XMLAttributeInstance attr : configuration.getAttributeInstances()) {
+            if (attr.getAttribute().getName().equals("label")) {
+                labelAttr = attr;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        MatcherAssert.assertThat(labelAttr, Matchers.notNullValue());
+
+        String templateName = labelAttr.getExplicitValue();
+        MatcherAssert.assertThat(templateName, Matchers.equalTo("Cryostat"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/itest/bases/StandardSelfTest.java b/src/test/java/itest/bases/StandardSelfTest.java
index 8b2cab7848..7584ebf1df 100644
--- a/src/test/java/itest/bases/StandardSelfTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/itest/bases/StandardSelfTest.java
@@ -58,12 +58,18 @@
 import io.vertx.ext.web.client.HttpRequest;
 import io.vertx.ext.web.client.HttpResponse;
 import io.vertx.ext.web.client.WebClient;
+import itest.util.Podman;
 import itest.util.Utils;
+import org.apache.http.client.utils.URLEncodedUtils;
 import org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert;
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 
 public abstract class StandardSelfTest {
 
+    public static final String SELF_REFERENCE_TARGET_ID =
+            URLEncodedUtils.formatSegments(
+                    String.format("service:jmx:rmi:///jndi/rmi://%s:9091/jmxrmi", Podman.POD_NAME));
+
     public static final int REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 30;
     public static final WebClient webClient = Utils.getWebClient();