diff --git a/internal/blueprint/blueprint_test.go b/internal/blueprint/blueprint_test.go
index 53b56f162..2eca4b527 100644
--- a/internal/blueprint/blueprint_test.go
+++ b/internal/blueprint/blueprint_test.go
@@ -91,5 +91,79 @@ func TestGetPackages(t *testing.T) {
 			{Name: "anaconda-tools"}},
 	}
 	Received_packages := bp.GetPackages()
-	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"tmux-1.2", "openssh-server", "@anaconda-tools"}, Received_packages)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"tmux-1.2", "openssh-server", "@anaconda-tools", "kernel"}, Received_packages)
+}
+
+func TestKernelNameCustomization(t *testing.T) {
+	kernels := []string{"kernel", "kernel-debug", "kernel-rt"}
+
+	for _, k := range kernels {
+		// kernel in customizations
+		bp := Blueprint{
+			Name:        "kernel-test",
+			Description: "Testing GetPackages function with custom Kernel",
+			Version:     "0.0.1",
+			Packages: []Package{
+				{Name: "tmux", Version: "1.2"}},
+			Modules: []Package{
+				{Name: "openssh-server", Version: "*"}},
+			Groups: []Group{
+				{Name: "anaconda-tools"}},
+			Customizations: &Customizations{
+				Kernel: &KernelCustomization{
+					Name: k,
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		Received_packages := bp.GetPackages()
+		assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"tmux-1.2", "openssh-server", "@anaconda-tools", k}, Received_packages)
+	}
+
+	for _, k := range kernels {
+		// kernel in packages
+		bp := Blueprint{
+			Name:        "kernel-test",
+			Description: "Testing GetPackages function with custom Kernel",
+			Version:     "0.0.1",
+			Packages: []Package{
+				{Name: "tmux", Version: "1.2"},
+				{Name: k},
+			},
+			Modules: []Package{
+				{Name: "openssh-server", Version: "*"}},
+			Groups: []Group{
+				{Name: "anaconda-tools"}},
+		}
+		Received_packages := bp.GetPackages()
+
+		// adds default kernel as well
+		assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"tmux-1.2", k, "openssh-server", "@anaconda-tools", "kernel"}, Received_packages)
+	}
+
+	for _, bk := range kernels {
+		for _, ck := range kernels {
+			// all combos of both kernels
+			bp := Blueprint{
+				Name:        "kernel-test",
+				Description: "Testing GetPackages function with custom Kernel",
+				Version:     "0.0.1",
+				Packages: []Package{
+					{Name: "tmux", Version: "1.2"},
+					{Name: bk},
+				},
+				Modules: []Package{
+					{Name: "openssh-server", Version: "*"}},
+				Groups: []Group{
+					{Name: "anaconda-tools"}},
+				Customizations: &Customizations{
+					Kernel: &KernelCustomization{
+						Name: ck,
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			Received_packages := bp.GetPackages()
+			// both kernels are included, even if they're the same
+			assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"tmux-1.2", bk, "openssh-server", "@anaconda-tools", ck}, Received_packages)
+		}
+	}
 }