diff --git a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/effective.conf b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/effective.conf
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+++ b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/effective.conf
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+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+options {
+	listen-on port 5353 { 127.1.2.3; };
+};
+
+view foo {
+};
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/tests_checkconf.py b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/tests_checkconf.py
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+# 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 os
+
+import isctest
+
+
+def test_checkconf_effective():
+    proc = isctest.run.cmd([os.environ["CHECKCONF"], "-e", "effective.conf"])
+    checkconf_output = proc.stdout.decode()
+    assert "listen-on port 5353 {\n\t\t127.1.2.3/32;\n\t};" in checkconf_output
+    assert 'view "_bind" chaos {' in checkconf_output
+    assert 'view "foo" {\n}' in checkconf_output
+
+    # builtin-trust-anchors is non documented and internal clause only, it must
+    # not be visible.
+    assert "builtin-trust-anchors" not in checkconf_output