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diff --git a/nixos/tests/nixos-rebuild-install-bootloader.nix b/nixos/tests/nixos-rebuild-install-bootloader.nix
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+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
+  name = "nixos-rebuild-install-bootloader";
+
+  nodes = {
+    machine = { lib, pkgs, ... }: {
+      imports = [
+        ../modules/profiles/installation-device.nix
+        ../modules/profiles/base.nix
+      ];
+
+      nix.settings = {
+        substituters = lib.mkForce [ ];
+        hashed-mirrors = null;
+        connect-timeout = 1;
+      };
+
+      system.includeBuildDependencies = true;
+
+      virtualisation = {
+        cores = 2;
+        memorySize = 2048;
+      };
+
+      virtualisation.useBootLoader = true;
+    };
+  };
+
+  testScript =
+    let
+      configFile = pkgs.writeText "configuration.nix" ''
+        { lib, pkgs, ... }: {
+          imports = [
+            ./hardware-configuration.nix
+            <nixpkgs/nixos/modules/testing/test-instrumentation.nix>
+          ];
+
+          boot.loader.grub = {
+            enable = true;
+            device = "/dev/vda";
+            forceInstall = true;
+          };
+
+          documentation.enable = false;
+        }
+      '';
+
+    in
+    ''
+      machine.start()
+      machine.succeed("udevadm settle")
+      machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
+
+      machine.succeed("nixos-generate-config")
+      machine.copy_from_host(
+          "${configFile}",
+          "/etc/nixos/configuration.nix",
+      )
+      machine.succeed("nixos-rebuild switch")
+
+      # Need to run `nixos-rebuild` twice because the first run will install
+      # GRUB anyway
+      with subtest("Switch system again and install bootloader"):
+          result = machine.succeed("nixos-rebuild switch --install-bootloader")
+          # install-grub2.pl messages
+          assert "updating GRUB 2 menu..." in result
+          assert "installing the GRUB 2 boot loader on /dev/vda..." in result
+          # GRUB message
+          assert "Installation finished. No error reported." in result
+          # at this point we've tested regression #262724, but haven't tested the bootloader itself
+          # TODO: figure out how to how to tell the test driver to start the bootloader instead of
+          # booting into the kernel directly.
+    '';
+})