diff --git a/test/mod/test_monitor.py b/test/mod/test_monitor.py
index 1240da44..36a2ddd3 100644
--- a/test/mod/test_monitor.py
+++ b/test/mod/test_monitor.py
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 # Test for monitoring classes and integration
 #
 
+import io
 import json
 import os
 import multiprocessing as mp
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+from collections import defaultdict
 
 import osbuild
 import osbuild.meta
@@ -43,6 +45,40 @@ def echo(path):
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
+class TapeMonitor(osbuild.monitor.BaseMonitor):
+    """Record the usage of all called functions"""
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(sys.stderr.fileno())
+        self.counter = defaultdict(int)
+        self.stages = set()
+        self.asm = None
+        self.results = set()
+        self.logger = io.StringIO()
+
+    def begin(self, pipeline: osbuild.Pipeline):
+        self.counter["begin"] += 1
+
+    def finish(self, result):
+        self.counter["finish"] += 1
+        self.output = self.logger.getvalue()
+
+    def stage(self, stage: osbuild.Stage):
+        self.counter["stages"] += 1
+        self.stages.add(stage.id)
+
+    def assembler(self, assembler: osbuild.Assembler):
+        self.counter["assembler"] += 1
+        self.asm = assembler.id
+
+    def result(self, result: osbuild.pipeline.BuildResult):
+        self.counter["result"] += 1
+        self.results.add(result.id)
+
+    def log(self, message: str):
+        self.counter["log"] += 1
+        self.logger.write(message)
+
+
 class TestMonitor(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_log_monitor_api(self):
         # Basic log and API integration check
@@ -94,3 +130,37 @@ class TestMonitor(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertIn(pipeline.stages[0].id, log)
             self.assertIn(pipeline.assembler.id, log)
             self.assertIn("isthisthereallife", log)
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(test.TestBase.can_bind_mount(), "root-only")
+    def test_monitor_integration(self):
+        # Checks the monitoring API is called properly from the pipeline
+        pipeline = osbuild.Pipeline("org.osbuild.linux")
+        pipeline.add_stage("org.osbuild.noop", {}, {
+            "isthisthereallife": False
+        })
+        pipeline.add_stage("org.osbuild.noop", {}, {
+            "isthisjustfantasy": True
+        })
+        pipeline.set_assembler("org.osbuild.noop")
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            storedir = os.path.join(tmpdir, "store")
+            outputdir = os.path.join(tmpdir, "output")
+
+            tape = TapeMonitor()
+            res = pipeline.run(storedir,
+                               tape,
+                               libdir=os.path.abspath(os.curdir),
+                               output_directory=outputdir)
+
+        assert res
+        self.assertEqual(tape.counter["begin"], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(tape.counter["finish"], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(tape.counter["stages"], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(tape.counter["assembler"], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(tape.counter["stages"], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(tape.counter["result"], 3)
+        self.assertIn(pipeline.stages[0].id, tape.stages)
+        self.assertIn(pipeline.assembler.id, tape.asm)
+        self.assertIn("isthisthereallife", tape.output)
+        self.assertIn("isthisjustfantasy", tape.output)