diff --git a/integration/test/integration_test.go b/integration/test/integration_test.go
index 104c1a8..126a670 100644
--- a/integration/test/integration_test.go
+++ b/integration/test/integration_test.go
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ package test
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/motion/api"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -45,6 +48,38 @@ func TestRoundTripPutAndGet(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, wantBlob, gotBlob)
 }
 
+func TestRoundTripPutAndStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	env := NewEnvironment(t)
+	// make an 8MB random file -- to trigger at least one car generation
+	dataReader := io.LimitReader(rand.Reader, 8*(1<<20))
+
+	var postBlobResp api.PostBlobResponse
+	{
+		postResp, err := http.Post(requireJoinUrlPath(t, env.MotionAPIEndpoint, "v0", "blob"), "application/octet-stream", dataReader)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer func() { require.NoError(t, postResp.Body.Close()) }()
+		require.EqualValues(t, http.StatusCreated, postResp.StatusCode)
+		require.NoError(t, json.NewDecoder(postResp.Body).Decode(&postBlobResp))
+		t.Log(postBlobResp)
+		require.NotEmpty(t, postBlobResp.ID)
+	}
+
+	// get the status, and continue to check until we verify a deal was at least proposed through boost
+	{
+		require.EventuallyWithT(t, func(c *assert.CollectT) {
+			getResp, err := http.Get(requireJoinUrlPath(t, env.MotionAPIEndpoint, "v0", "blob", postBlobResp.ID, "status"))
+			assert.NoError(c, err)
+			defer func() { assert.NoError(c, getResp.Body.Close()) }()
+			assert.EqualValues(c, http.StatusOK, getResp.StatusCode)
+			jsonResp := json.NewDecoder(getResp.Body)
+			var decoded api.GetStatusResponse
+			err = jsonResp.Decode(&decoded)
+			assert.NoError(c, err)
+			assert.Greater(c, len(decoded.Replicas), 0)
+		}, 2*time.Minute, 5*time.Second, "never initiated deal making")
+	}
+}
+
 func requireJoinUrlPath(t *testing.T, base string, elem ...string) string {
 	joined, err := url.JoinPath(base, elem...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)