diff --git a/backend/services/Makefile.common b/backend/services/Makefile.common
index f31847f3..91a00af9 100644
--- a/backend/services/Makefile.common
+++ b/backend/services/Makefile.common
@@ -82,3 +82,23 @@ docker-acceptance: export BUILDFLAGS += -cover -installsuffix=.test
 
 .PHONY: docker-acceptance
 docker-acceptance: docker
+
+ifndef _no_include_acceptance_tests
+
+test_acceptance_run_deps ?= docker-acceptance
+
+.PHONY: test-acceptance-run
+test-acceptance-run: $(test_acceptance_run_deps)
+	MENDER_IMAGE_PREFIX=$(MENDER_IMAGE_PREFIX) \
+		MENDER_IMAGE_TAG=$(MENDER_IMAGE_TAG) \
+		docker compose -f tests/docker-compose.yml run \
+			--remove-orphans \
+			--rm \
+			--use-aliases \
+			acceptance-tester $(PYTEST_ARGS)
+
+.PHONY: test-acceptance
+test-acceptance: test-acceptance-run
+		docker compose -f tests/docker-compose.yml down --remove-orphans -v
+
+endif # _no_include_acceptance_tests
diff --git a/backend/services/create-artifact-worker/Makefile b/backend/services/create-artifact-worker/Makefile
index 0e6ea2c5..5423d8ce 100644
--- a/backend/services/create-artifact-worker/Makefile
+++ b/backend/services/create-artifact-worker/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 COMPONENT := create-artifact-worker
 
+_no_include_acceptance_tests := true
+
+.PHONY: test-acceptance-run test-acceptance
+
 include ../Makefile.common
diff --git a/backend/services/deployments/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml b/backend/services/deployments/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
index 46ab1684..d649da64 100644
--- a/backend/services/deployments/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
+++ b/backend/services/deployments/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ services:
       create-artifact-worker:
         condition: service_started
   deployments:
-    build:
-      args:
-        - BIN_FILE=backend/tests/bin/deployments.test
-    image: deployments:test
     environment:
       DEPLOYMENTS_PRESIGN_URL_SCHEME: "http"
       DEPLOYMENTS_PRESIGN_URL_HOSTNAME: "deployments:8080"
diff --git a/backend/services/deviceauth/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml b/backend/services/deviceauth/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
index d5ce2320..59f43bf9 100644
--- a/backend/services/deviceauth/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
+++ b/backend/services/deviceauth/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ services:
       FAKE_ADMISSION_ADDR: "0.0.0.0:9997"
       FAKE_ORCHESTRATOR_ADDR: "0.0.0.0:9998"
   deviceauth:
-    build:
-      args:
-        - BIN_FILE=backend/tests/bin/deviceauth.test
-    image: deviceauth:test
     environment:
       DEVICEAUTH_DEVADM_ADDR: "http://acceptance-tester:9997/"
       DEVICEAUTH_ORCHESTRATOR_ADDR: "http://acceptance-tester:9998/"
diff --git a/backend/services/deviceconfig/Makefile b/backend/services/deviceconfig/Makefile
index 69f56aa1..90825fa3 100644
--- a/backend/services/deviceconfig/Makefile
+++ b/backend/services/deviceconfig/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
 COMPONENT := deviceconfig
 
+DOCFILES := $(wildcard docs/*_api.yml)
+MAKEDIR := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+
+tests/%: docs/%.yml
+	[ -e $@ ] && rm -r $@; \
+	docker run --rm -t -v $(MAKEDIR):/work -w /work \
+		--ulimit nofile=65536:65536 \
+		-u $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) \
+		openapitools/openapi-generator-cli:v4.3.1 generate \
+		-g python -i $< \
+		-c tests/.openapi-generator.yml \
+		-o $(dir $@) \
+		--additional-properties=packageName=$*
+
+.PHONY: docs
+docs: $(patsubst docs/%.yml,tests/%,$(DOCFILES))
+
+test_acceptance_run_deps := docker-acceptance docs
+
 include ../Makefile.common
diff --git a/backend/services/deviceconfig/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml b/backend/services/deviceconfig/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
index d93be791..06e6bf62 100644
--- a/backend/services/deviceconfig/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
+++ b/backend/services/deviceconfig/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ services:
       - deviceconfig
 
   deviceconfig:
-    build:
-      args:
-        - BIN_FILE=backend/tests/bin/deviceconfig.test
-    image: deviceconfig:test
     environment:
       DEVICECONFIG_ENABLE_AUDIT: "true"
       DEVICECONFIG_WORKFLOWS_URL: "http://mender-workflows-server:8080"
diff --git a/backend/services/deviceconnect/Makefile b/backend/services/deviceconnect/Makefile
index dfd3f6d0..8616630d 100644
--- a/backend/services/deviceconnect/Makefile
+++ b/backend/services/deviceconnect/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
 COMPONENT := deviceconnect
 
+DOCFILES := $(wildcard docs/*_api.yml)
+MAKEDIR := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+
+tests/%: docs/%.yml
+	[ -e $@ ] && rm -r $@; \
+	docker run --rm -t -v $(MAKEDIR):/work -w /work \
+		--ulimit nofile=65536:65536 \
+		-u $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) \
+		openapitools/openapi-generator-cli:v4.3.1 generate \
+		-g python -i $< \
+		-c tests/.openapi-generator.yml \
+		-o $(dir $@) \
+		--additional-properties=packageName=$*
+
+.PHONY: docs
+docs: $(patsubst docs/%.yml,tests/%,$(DOCFILES))
+
+test_acceptance_run_deps := docker-acceptance docs
+
 include ../Makefile.common
diff --git a/backend/services/deviceconnect/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml b/backend/services/deviceconnect/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
index 1a4edc96..e3831be9 100644
--- a/backend/services/deviceconnect/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
+++ b/backend/services/deviceconnect/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ services:
           - mender-workflows-server
 
   deviceconnect:
-    build:
-      args:
-        - BIN_FILE=backend/tests/bin/deviceconnect.test
-    image: deviceconnect:test
     environment:
       DEVICECONNECT_NATS_URL: "nats://nats"
       GOCOVERDIR: /cover
diff --git a/backend/services/inventory/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml b/backend/services/inventory/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
index c28394bf..2b87706c 100644
--- a/backend/services/inventory/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
+++ b/backend/services/inventory/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ services:
       - --management-v2-spec=/docs/management_api_v2.yml
       - --mongo-url=mongodb://mongo
   inventory:
-    build:
-      args:
-        - BIN_FILE=backend/tests/bin/inventory.test
-    image: inventory:test
     environment:
       GOCOVERDIR: /cover
     user: ${UID:-0}:${GID:-0}
diff --git a/backend/services/iot-manager/Makefile b/backend/services/iot-manager/Makefile
index b384b5ba..1646bcf4 100644
--- a/backend/services/iot-manager/Makefile
+++ b/backend/services/iot-manager/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
 COMPONENT := iot-manager
 
+test_acceptance_run_deps := docker-acceptance docs
+
 include ../Makefile.common
+
+DOCFILES := $(wildcard docs/*_api.yml)
+ROOTDIR := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+
+tests/%: docs/%.yml
+	[ -e $@ ] && rm -r $@; \
+	docker run --rm -t -v $(ROOTDIR):$(ROOTDIR) -w $(ROOTDIR) \
+		--ulimit=nofile=65535 \
+		-u $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) \
+		openapitools/openapi-generator-cli:v5.3.1 generate \
+		-g python -i $< \
+		-c tests/.openapi-generator.yml \
+		-o $(dir $@) \
+		--additional-properties=packageName=$*
+
+.PHONY: docs
+docs: $(patsubst docs/%.yml,tests/%,$(DOCFILES))
diff --git a/backend/services/iot-manager/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml b/backend/services/iot-manager/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
index a8c4bc9b..cbf04aa1 100644
--- a/backend/services/iot-manager/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
+++ b/backend/services/iot-manager/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ services:
           - iot.region.amazonaws.com
 
   iot-manager:
-    build:
-      args:
-        - BIN_FILE=backend/tests/bin/iot-manager.test
-    image: iot-manager:test
     environment:
       IOT_MANAGER_AES_ENCRYPTION_KEY: "+mg+KXQM8/7A+uqs1bJzfH0KW9NclMEVRjkmqhfpjDg="
       IOT_MANAGER_DOMAIN_WHITELIST: "*.azure-devices.net mmock"
diff --git a/backend/services/reporting/Makefile b/backend/services/reporting/Makefile
index e5b67710..bd30cdae 100644
--- a/backend/services/reporting/Makefile
+++ b/backend/services/reporting/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
 COMPONENT := reporting
 
+DOCFILES := $(wildcard docs/*_api.yml)
+ROOTDIR := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+
+tests/%: docs/%.yml
+	[ -e $@ ] && rm -r $@; \
+	docker run --rm -t -v $(ROOTDIR):$(ROOTDIR) -w $(ROOTDIR) \
+		-u $(shell id -u):$(shell id -g) \
+		openapitools/openapi-generator-cli:v5.3.1 generate \
+		-g python -i $< \
+		-c tests/.openapi-generator.yml \
+		-o $(dir $@) \
+		--additional-properties=packageName=$*
+
+.PHONY: docs
+docs: $(patsubst docs/%.yml,tests/%,$(DOCFILES))
+
+.PHONY: test-acceptance-run test-acceptance
+_no_include_acceptance_tests := true
+
 include ../Makefile.common
diff --git a/backend/services/reporting/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml b/backend/services/reporting/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
index e5fb2d9a..991d7755 100644
--- a/backend/services/reporting/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
+++ b/backend/services/reporting/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ services:
       - mmock
       - reporting
   reporting:
-    build:
-      args:
-        - BIN_FILE=backend/tests/bin/reporting.test
-    image: reporting:test
     environment:
       REPORTING_OPENSEARCH_ADDRESSES: "http://opensearch:9200"
       REPORTING_DEVICEAUTH_ADDR: "http://deviceauth:8080"
diff --git a/backend/services/useradm/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml b/backend/services/useradm/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
index dbbd2d5d..c160056b 100644
--- a/backend/services/useradm/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
+++ b/backend/services/useradm/tests/docker-compose.acceptance.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ services:
       - mmock
       - useradm
   useradm:
-    build:
-      args:
-        - BIN_FILE=backend/tests/bin/useradm.test
-    image: useradm:test
     environment:
       GOCOVERDIR: /cover
     user: ${UID:-0}:${GID:-0}
diff --git a/backend/services/workflows/tests/docker-compose.yml b/backend/services/workflows/tests/docker-compose.yml
index 73a77988..d102471d 100644
--- a/backend/services/workflows/tests/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/backend/services/workflows/tests/docker-compose.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,15 @@ services:
 
   mmock:
     image: jordimartin/mmock:v2.7.6
-    command: ["-server-ip", "0.0.0.0", "-console-ip", "0.0.0.0", "-server-port", "8080"]
+    command:
+      [
+        "-server-ip",
+        "0.0.0.0",
+        "-console-ip",
+        "0.0.0.0",
+        "-server-port",
+        "8080",
+      ]
     ports:
       - 8082:8082
     volumes:
@@ -50,10 +58,9 @@ services:
           - mmock
 
   workflows-worker:
-    image: workflows:test
-    build:
-      args:
-        - BIN_FILE=backend/tests/bin/workflows.test
+    extends:
+      file: ../../../../dev/docker-compose.yml
+      service: workflows-worker
     pull_policy: never
     command: ["worker"]
     user: ${UID:-0}:${GID:-0}
@@ -70,17 +77,24 @@ services:
       HAVE_DEVICECONNECT: 1
       HAVE_DEVICECONFIG: 1
       GOCOVERDIR: /cover
+      DEPLOYMENTS_ADDR: "mender-deployments:8080"
+      DEVICE-AUTH_ADDR: "mender-device-auth:8080"
+      INVENTORY_ADDR: "mender-inventory:8080"
+      TENANTADM_ADDR: "mender-tenantadm:8080"
+      USERADM_ADDR: "mender-useradm:8080"
+      DEVICECONNECT_ADDR: "mender-deviceconnect:8080"
+      DEVICECONFIG_ADDR: "mender-deviceconfig:8080"
+      REPORTING_ADDR: "mender-reporting:8080"
+      IOT_MANAGER_ADDR: "mender-iot-manager:8080"
     restart: always
     depends_on:
       mongo:
         condition: service_started
 
   workflows:
-    image: workflows:test
-    command: [server, --automigrate]
-    build:
-      args:
-        - BIN_FILE=backend/tests/bin/workflows.test
+    extends:
+      file: ../../../../dev/docker-compose.yml
+      service: workflows
     ports:
       - "8080:8080"
     environment: