diff --git a/bin/tests/system/views/ns2/named3.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/views/ns2/named.conf.j2
similarity index 80%
rename from bin/tests/system/views/ns2/named3.conf.in
rename to bin/tests/system/views/ns2/named.conf.j2
index 4c25f30c75..d9d852f82f 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/views/ns2/named3.conf.in
+++ b/bin/tests/system/views/ns2/named.conf.j2
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  * See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
  * information regarding copyright ownership.
  */
+{% set zone_names = zone_names | default([]) %}
 
 options {
 	query-source address 10.53.0.2;
@@ -34,4 +35,11 @@ controls {
 	inet 10.53.0.2 port @CONTROLPORT@ allow { any; } keys { rndc_key; };
 };
 
-include "zones.conf";
+{% for name in zone_names %}
+zone "@name@" {
+    type primary;
+    file "@name@.db";
+    dnssec-policy default;
+    inline-signing yes;
+};
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/views/ns2/zone.db.in b/bin/tests/system/views/ns2/zone.db.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8d05540cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/views/ns2/zone.db.in
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+; Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+;
+; SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+;
+; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+; License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+; file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+;
+; See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
+; information regarding copyright ownership.
+
+$TTL 86400
+@         IN SOA localhost. hostmaster.localhost (
+               1612542642 ; serial
+               12H ; refresh
+               1H  ; retry
+               2w  ; expiry
+	       1h  ; minimum
+          )
+@         IN NS localhost
+localhost IN A  127.0.0.1
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/views/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/views/tests.sh
index 7b6f28986f..4684f82249 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/views/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/views/tests.sh
@@ -148,48 +148,5 @@ test "$int" != "$ext" || ret=1
 if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
 status=$((status + ret))
 
-echo_i "verifying adding of multiple inline zones followed by reconfiguration works"
-
-[ ! -f ns2/zones.conf ] && touch ns2/zones.conf
-copy_setports ns2/named3.conf.in ns2/named.conf
-
-i=1
-while [ $i -lt 50 ]; do
-  ret=0
-  zone_name=$(printf "example%03d.com" $i)
-
-  # Add a new zone to the configuration.
-  cat >>ns2/zones.conf <<-EOF
-	zone "${zone_name}" {
-	    type primary;
-	    file "db.${zone_name}";
-	    dnssec-policy default;
-	    inline-signing yes;
-	};
-	EOF
-
-  # Create a master file for the zone.
-  cat >"ns2/db.${zone_name}" <<-EOF
-	\$TTL 86400
-	@		IN	SOA	localhost. hostmaster.localhost (
-						1612542642 ; serial
-						12H ; refresh
-						1H  ; retry
-						2w  ; expiry
-						1h  ; minimum
-					)
-	@		IN      NS      localhost
-	localhost       IN      A       127.0.0.1
-	EOF
-
-  $RNDCCMD 10.53.0.2 reconfig || ret=1
-  if [ $ret != 0 ]; then
-    echo_i "failed"
-    break
-  fi
-  i=$((i + 1))
-done
-status=$((status + ret))
-
 echo_i "exit status: $status"
 [ "$status" -eq 0 ] || exit 1
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/views/tests_views_addzones.py b/bin/tests/system/views/tests_views_addzones.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c362b47721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/views/tests_views_addzones.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+#
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+#
+# See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+
+import shutil
+
+
+def test_views_add_zones(ns2, templates):
+    zone_names = []
+    for i in range(50):
+        name = f"example{i:03}.com"
+        zone_names.append(name)
+        templates.render("ns2/named.conf", {"zone_names": zone_names})
+        shutil.copyfile("ns2/zone.db.in", f"ns2/{name}.db")
+        with ns2.watch_log_from_here() as watcher:
+            ns2.rndc("reconfig", log=False)
+            log_seq = ["any newly configured zones are now loaded", "running"]
+            watcher.wait_for_sequence(log_seq)