diff --git a/kola/tests/packages/openiscsi.go b/kola/tests/packages/openiscsi.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0acb89c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kola/tests/packages/openiscsi.go
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+package packages
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/flatcar/mantle/kola/cluster"
+	"github.com/flatcar/mantle/kola/tests/util"
+	"github.com/flatcar/mantle/platform"
+)
+
+var (
+	getInitiatorClientScript = util.TrimLeftSpace(`
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+sudo systemctl start iscsid
+for i in {0..9}; do
+    if [[ ! -e /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi ]]; then
+        sleep 1
+        continue
+    fi
+    name=$(grep -F InitiatorName /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi | cut -d= -f2-)
+    if [[ -z ${name} ]]; then
+        echo "malformed initiator name config"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "${name}"
+    exit 0
+done
+echo "no initiator name config found"
+exit 1
+`)
+
+	setupServerScript = util.TrimLeftSpace(`
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+initiator=${1}
+
+mkdir -p /shared /etc/rtslib-fb-target
+
+cat <<EOF >/shared/init.script
+cd /
+backstores/fileio create test /shared/test.img 100m
+iscsi/ create iqn.2006-04.com.example:test-target
+cd iscsi/iqn.2006-04.com.example:test-target/tpg1/
+luns/ create /backstores/fileio/test
+set attribute generate_node_acls=1
+acls/ create ${initiator}
+EOF
+
+docker_args=(
+    --privileged
+    --network host
+    --mount type=bind,source=/sys,destination=/sys
+    --mount type=bind,source=/etc/rtslib-fb-target,destination=/etc/rtslib-fb-target
+    --mount type=bind,source=/shared,destination=/shared
+    --mount type=bind,source=/run/dbus,destination=/run/dbus,readonly
+    --mount type=bind,source=/usr/lib/modules,destination=/usr/lib/modules,readonly
+    --rm
+)
+
+docker run "${docker_args[@]}" ghcr.io/flatcar/targetcli-fb bash -c 'targetcli </shared/init.script'
+`)
+
+	discoverClientScript = util.TrimLeftSpace(`
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+host_ip=${1}
+
+target=$(iscsiadm --mode=discovery --type=sendtargets --portal="${host_ip}" | cut -d' ' -f 2-)
+iscsiadm --mode=node --login --targetname="${target}" --portal="${host_ip}"
+
+for i in {0..9}; do
+    if [[ -e /dev/sda ]]; then
+        break
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+done
+
+if [[ ! -e /dev/sda ]]; then
+    echo "no /dev/sda device"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda
+
+mkdir -p /drive
+mount -t ext2 /dev/sda /drive
+echo "seems to be working" >/drive/test-file
+umount /drive
+
+systemctl enable iscsi
+`)
+
+	checkClientScript = util.TrimLeftSpace(`
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ ! -e /dev/sda ]]; then
+    echo "no /dev/sda device after reboot"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p /drive
+mount -t ext2 /dev/sda /drive
+
+if [[ ! -e /drive/test-file ]]; then
+    echo 'expected file missing'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+contents=$(cat /drive/test-file)
+if [[ ${contents} != 'seems to be working' ]]; then
+    echo "unexpected file contents: ${contents@Q}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+umount /drive
+`)
+)
+
+func openISCSI(c cluster.TestCluster) {
+	// machine 0 will have the remote disk mounted
+	//
+	// machine 1 will be a disk provider
+	client := c.Machines()[0]
+	server := c.Machines()[1]
+
+	for name, script := range map[string]string{
+		"/get_initiator": getInitiatorClientScript,
+		"/discover":      discoverClientScript,
+		"/check":         checkClientScript,
+	} {
+		if err := platform.InstallFile(strings.NewReader(script), client, name); err != nil {
+			c.Fatalf("failed to upload script %s to client: %v", name, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := platform.InstallFile(strings.NewReader(setupServerScript), server, "/setup"); err != nil {
+		c.Fatalf("failed to upload script /setup to client: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	c.MustSSH(client, "sudo chmod a+x /get_initiator /discover /check")
+	c.MustSSH(server, "sudo chmod a+x /setup")
+
+	initiatorName := c.MustSSH(client, `sudo /get_initiator`)
+	c.MustSSH(server, fmt.Sprintf("sudo /setup '%s'", initiatorName))
+	c.MustSSH(client, fmt.Sprintf("sudo /discover %s", server.PrivateIP()))
+	if err := client.Reboot(); err != nil {
+		c.Fatalf("failed to reboot the client: %v", err)
+	}
+	c.MustSSH(client, "sudo /check")
+}
diff --git a/kola/tests/packages/packages.go b/kola/tests/packages/packages.go
index 3a5b34598..43535be7a 100644
--- a/kola/tests/packages/packages.go
+++ b/kola/tests/packages/packages.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 func init() {
 	register.Register(&register.Test{
 		Run:         packageTests,
-		ClusterSize: 1,
+		ClusterSize: 2,
 		Name:        "packages",
 		Distros:     []string{"cl"},
 		// This test is normally not related to the cloud environment
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ func init() {
 
 func packageTests(c cluster.TestCluster) {
 	c.Run("sys-cluster/ipvsadm", ipvsadm)
+	c.Run("sys-block/open-iscsi", openISCSI)
 }