diff --git a/features/daemon.feature b/features/daemon.feature
index 5546c3f33e..7f46bae256 100644
--- a/features/daemon.feature
+++ b/features/daemon.feature
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-Feature: UA daemon starts and stops jobs appropriately
+Feature: Pro Upgrade Daemon only runs in environments where necessary
 
-    # TODO: Replace this as soon as the daemon does something real
     @series.all
-    @uses.config.machine_type.lxd.container
     Scenario Outline: Check daemon starts and restarts
         Given a `<release>` machine with ubuntu-advantage-tools installed
         Then I verify that running `systemctl status ubuntu-advantage.service` `with sudo` exits `3`
@@ -35,3 +33,124 @@ Feature: UA daemon starts and stops jobs appropriately
             | focal   |
             | hirsute |
             | impish |
+
+
+    @series.lts
+    @uses.config.contract_token
+    @uses.config.machine_type.gcp.generic
+    Scenario Outline: license_check job should run periodically on gcp generic lts
+        Given a `<release>` machine with ubuntu-advantage-tools installed
+        # verify its enabled
+        Then I verify the `ua-license-check` systemd timer is scheduled to run within `10` minutes
+        # run it and verify that it didn't disable itself
+        When I run `systemctl start ua-license-check.service` with sudo
+        When I wait `5` seconds
+        Then I verify the `ua-license-check` systemd timer is scheduled to run within `10` minutes
+        # verify attach disables it
+        When I wait `5` seconds
+        When I attach `contract_token` with sudo
+        Then I verify the `ua-license-check` systemd timer is disabled
+        # verify detach enables it
+        When I run `ua detach --assume-yes` with sudo
+        And I wait `5` seconds
+        Then I verify the `ua-license-check` systemd timer is scheduled to run within `10` minutes
+        # verify stopping and deleting marker file and stopping disables it
+        #   We need to call stop both before and after rm-ing the marker file
+        #     because at least one version of systemd requires it before (245.4-4ubuntu3.11
+        #     on focal gcp), and every other tested version of systemd requires it after
+        #   But this is only necessary when manually running the steps or in this test.
+        #     `disable_license_checks_if_applicable` works fine with only calling stop after,
+        #     as evidenced by the "verify attach disables it" steps above passing on focal gcp.
+        When I run `systemctl stop ua-license-check.timer` with sudo
+        When I run `rm /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/marker-license-check` with sudo
+        When I run `systemctl stop ua-license-check.timer` with sudo
+        Then I verify the `ua-license-check` systemd timer is disabled
+        # verify creating marker file enables it
+        When I run `touch /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/marker-license-check` with sudo
+        Then I verify the `ua-license-check` systemd timer is scheduled to run within `10` minutes
+        Examples: version
+            | release |
+            | xenial  |
+            | bionic  |
+            | focal   |
+
+    @series.impish
+    @uses.config.contract_token
+    @uses.config.machine_type.gcp.generic
+    Scenario Outline: daemon is disabled gcp generic non lts
+        Given a `<release>` machine with ubuntu-advantage-tools installed
+        Then I verify the `ua-license-check` systemd timer is disabled
+        # verify creating marker file enables it, but it disables itself
+        When I run `touch /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/marker-license-check` with sudo
+        Then I verify the `ua-license-check` systemd timer either ran within the past `5` seconds OR is scheduled to run within `10` minutes
+        When I run `systemctl start ua-license-check.service` with sudo
+        When I wait `5` seconds
+        Then I verify the `ua-license-check` systemd timer is disabled
+        # verify attach and detach does not enable it
+        When I wait `5` seconds
+        When I attach `contract_token` with sudo
+        When I run `ua detach --assume-yes` with sudo
+        When I wait `5` seconds
+        Then I verify the `ua-license-check` systemd timer is disabled
+        Examples: version
+            | release |
+            | impish  |
+
+    @series.all
+    @uses.config.contract_token
+    @uses.config.machine_type.lxd.container
+    @uses.config.machine_type.lxd.vm
+    @uses.config.machine_type.aws.generic
+    @uses.config.machine_type.azure.generic
+    Scenario Outline: daemon is disabled everywhere but gcp generic
+        Given a `<release>` machine with ubuntu-advantage-tools installed
+        Then I verify that running `systemctl status ubuntu-advantage.service` `with sudo` exits `3`
+        Then stdout matches regexp:
+        """
+        Active: inactive \(dead\)
+        Condition: start condition failed
+        """
+        When I run `cat /var/log/ubuntu-advantage-daemon.log` with sudo
+        Then stdout does not match regexp:
+        """
+        daemon started
+        """
+        # TODO attach and detach and reboot
+        When I reboot the `<release>` machine
+        # TODO verify still no started
+        # TODO something like this for logs
+        And I verify that running `grep "Disabling gcp_auto_attach job" /var/log/ubuntu-advantage-license-check.log` `with sudo` exits `0`
+        Examples: version
+            | release |
+            | xenial  |
+            | bionic  |
+            | focal   |
+            | impish  |
+            | jammy   |
+
+    @series.lts
+    @uses.config.machine_type.aws.pro
+    @uses.config.machine_type.azure.pro
+    @uses.config.machine_type.gcp.pro
+    Scenario Outline: daemon is disabled everywhere but gcp generic
+        Given a `<release>` machine with ubuntu-advantage-tools installed
+        When I create the file `/etc/ubuntu-advantage/uaclient.conf` with the following:
+        """
+        contract_url: 'https://contracts.canonical.com'
+        data_dir: /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage
+        log_level: debug
+        log_file: /var/log/ubuntu-advantage.log
+        """
+        When I run `ua auto-attach` with sudo
+        Then I verify the `ua-license-check` systemd timer is disabled
+        # verify creating marker file enables it, but it disables itself
+        When I run `touch /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/marker-license-check` with sudo
+        Then I verify the `ua-license-check` systemd timer either ran within the past `5` seconds OR is scheduled to run within `10` minutes
+        When I run `systemctl start ua-license-check.service` with sudo
+        When I wait `5` seconds
+        Then I verify the `ua-license-check` systemd timer is disabled
+        Examples: version
+            | release |
+            | xenial  |
+            | bionic  |
+            | focal   |