diff --git a/tests/integration/netapi/test_client.py b/tests/integration/netapi/test_client.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/tests/integration/netapi/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/integration/netapi/test_client.py
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ class NetapiClientTest(TestCase):
         ret.pop('jid', None)
         self.assertEqual(ret, {'minions': ['minion', 'sub_minion']})
 
+    def test_jid(self):
+        '''
+        Tests whether a predetermined jid successfully passes through netapi to
+        salt and back.
+        '''
+        low = {'client': 'local_async', 'tgt': '*', 'fun': 'test.ping',
+               'jid': '123abc'}
+        low.update(self.eauth_creds)
+
+        ret = self.netapi.run(low)
+
+        self.assertEqual(ret, {'jid': '123abc', 'minions': ['minion', 'sub_minion']})
+
     def test_wheel(self):
         low = {'client': 'wheel', 'fun': 'key.list_all'}
         low.update(self.eauth_creds)
integration test: known JID through netapi #<I>