diff --git a/pkg/modules/auth/ldap/ldap_test.go b/pkg/modules/auth/ldap/ldap_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..372ee2d02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/modules/auth/ldap/ldap_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// Vikunja is a to-do list application to facilitate your life.
+// Copyright 2018-present Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public Licensee as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public Licensee for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public Licensee
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package ldap
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/config"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/db"
+	user2 "code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/user"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestLdapLogin(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("VIKUNJA_TESTS_USE_CONFIG") != "1" || !config.AuthLdapEnabled.GetBool() {
+		t.Skip("Skipping LDAP tests because ldap is not configured")
+	}
+
+	// We assume this ldap test server is used: https://gitea.com/gitea/test-openldap
+
+	t.Run("should create account", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+		s := db.NewSession()
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		user, err := AuthenticateUserInLDAP(s, "professor", "professor")
+
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "professor", user.Username)
+		db.AssertExists(t, "users", map[string]interface{}{
+			"username": "professor",
+			"issuer":   "ldap",
+		}, false)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should not create account for wrong password", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+		s := db.NewSession()
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		_, err := AuthenticateUserInLDAP(s, "professor", "wrongpassword")
+
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, user2.IsErrWrongUsernameOrPassword(err))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should not create account for wrong user", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+		s := db.NewSession()
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		_, err := AuthenticateUserInLDAP(s, "gnome", "professor")
+
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, user2.IsErrWrongUsernameOrPassword(err))
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/modules/auth/ldap/main_test.go b/pkg/modules/auth/ldap/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf8400e19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/modules/auth/ldap/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Vikunja is a to-do list application to facilitate your life.
+// Copyright 2018-present Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public Licensee as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public Licensee for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public Licensee
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package ldap
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/events"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/files"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/models"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/user"
+)
+
+// TestMain is the main test function used to bootstrap the test env
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	user.InitTests()
+	files.InitTests()
+	models.SetupTests()
+	events.Fake()
+	InitializeLDAPConnection()
+	os.Exit(m.Run())
+}
diff --git a/pkg/modules/auth/openid/main_test.go b/pkg/modules/auth/openid/main_test.go
index 9225d3299..39cd21350 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/auth/openid/main_test.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/auth/openid/main_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/events"
-
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/files"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/models"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/user"
diff --git a/pkg/modules/auth/openid/openid_test.go b/pkg/modules/auth/openid/openid_test.go
index c4e303e86..0c8185402 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/auth/openid/openid_test.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/auth/openid/openid_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/models"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/user"
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/utils"
+
 	"github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3/oidc"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"