diff --git a/tests/Sanity/cargo-smoke/main.fmf b/tests/Sanity/cargo-smoke/main.fmf
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+summary: Test basic cargo operations
+duration: 2m
+tier: 1
+extra-nitrate: TC#0617226
+id: 0747b0c9-272d-46bb-a5a4-0800f1e24f7a
diff --git a/tests/Sanity/cargo-smoke/runtest.sh b/tests/Sanity/cargo-smoke/runtest.sh
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+# Include Beaker environment
+. /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
+
+# Define package name(s) for rlAssertRpm to report installed versions
+PACKAGE=$(rpm -qf $(which cargo))
+PACKAGES=${PACKAGES:-$PACKAGE}
+BASENAME="smoke"
+
+rlJournalStart
+    rlPhaseStartSetup
+        rlAssertRpm --all
+        rlRun "TmpDir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Creating tmp directory"
+        rlRun "pushd $TmpDir"
+        rlRun "mkdir .cargo"
+        rlRun "export CARGO_HOME=$TmpDir/.cargo"
+    rlPhaseEnd
+
+for cratetype in binary library; do
+    rlPhaseStartTest "Test $cratetype crate"
+        rlRun "CRATENAME=${BASENAME}${cratetype}"
+
+        if [ $cratetype == "library" ]; then
+            rlRun "cargo new --lib $CRATENAME"
+        else
+            rlRun "cargo new $CRATENAME"
+        fi
+        rlAssertExists "./$CRATENAME"
+        rlRun "pushd $CRATENAME"
+        rlAssertExists "Cargo.toml"
+        rlAssertExists "src"
+        rlAssertGrep "$CRATENAME" Cargo.toml
+
+        # Test building both release and debug crates
+        for buildtype in debug release; do
+            CMD='cargo build'
+            if [ $buildtype == 'release' ]; then
+              CMD+=' --release'
+            fi
+            rlRun "$CMD"
+            if [ $cratetype == "library" ]; then
+                rlAssertExists "target/$buildtype/lib$CRATENAME.rlib"
+            else
+                rlAssertExists "target/$buildtype/$CRATENAME"
+                rlRun "target/$buildtype/$CRATENAME"
+            fi
+        done
+
+        # Subcommands applicable to binary and library crates
+        rlRun "cargo check"
+        rlRun "cargo test"
+        rlRun "cargo bench"
+        rlRun "cargo doc"
+
+        # run and install/uninstall subcommands don't apply to library crates
+        if [ $cratetype == "binary" ]; then
+            rlRun "cargo run"
+            rlRun "cargo install --path ."
+            rlRun "${CARGO_HOME}/bin/${CRATENAME}"
+            rlRun "cargo uninstall $CRATENAME"
+        fi
+
+        # Ensure that cargo clean works and removes the target directory
+        rlRun "cargo clean"
+        rlAssertNotExists "target"
+
+        rlRun "popd"
+    rlPhaseEnd
+done
+
+    rlPhaseStartCleanup
+        rlRun "popd"
+        rlRun "rm -r $TmpDir" 0 "Removing tmp directory"
+    rlPhaseEnd
+rlJournalEnd