diff --git a/test/suites/clustering.sh b/test/suites/clustering.sh
index b6867822bda..6defedd5da8 100644
--- a/test/suites/clustering.sh
+++ b/test/suites/clustering.sh
@@ -3438,6 +3438,12 @@ test_clustering_groups() {
   # Renaming the default group is not allowed
   ! incus cluster group rename cluster:default foobar || false
 
+  # User properties can be set
+  ! incus cluster group set cluster:default invalid foo || false
+  incus cluster group set cluster:default user.foo bar
+  [ "$(incus cluster group get cluster:default user.foo)" = "bar" ] || false
+  incus cluster group unset cluster:default user.foo
+
   incus cluster list cluster:
   # Nodes need to belong to at least one group, removing it from the default group should therefore fail
   ! incus cluster group remove cluster:node1 default || false