diff --git a/gate/post_test_hook.sh b/gate/post_test_hook.sh
index 385d83d4f9e0..ef7326ab2894 100755
--- a/gate/post_test_hook.sh
+++ b/gate/post_test_hook.sh
@@ -77,3 +77,57 @@ if [[ $LEAKED_ALLOCATIONS -eq 1 ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 echo "Resource provider allocations were cleaned up properly."
+
+
+# Test "nova-manage placement heal_allocations" by creating a server, deleting
+# its allocations in placement, and then running heal_allocations and assert
+# the allocations were healed as expected.
+image_id=$(openstack image list -f value -c ID | awk 'NR==1{print $1}')
+flavor_id=$(openstack flavor list -f value -c ID | awk 'NR==1{print $1}')
+network_id=$(openstack network list --no-share -f value -c ID | awk 'NR==1{print $1}')
+
+echo "Creating server for heal_allocations testing"
+openstack server create --image ${image_id} --flavor ${flavor_id} \
+--nic net-id=${network_id} --wait heal-allocations-test
+server_id=$(openstack server show heal-allocations-test -f value -c id)
+
+# Make sure there are allocations for the consumer.
+allocations=$(openstack resource provider allocation show ${server_id} \
+              -c resources -f value)
+if [[ "$allocations" == "" ]]; then
+    echo "No allocations found for the server."
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+echo "Deleting allocations in placement for the server"
+openstack resource provider allocation delete ${server_id}
+
+# Make sure the allocations are gone.
+allocations=$(openstack resource provider allocation show ${server_id} \
+              -c resources -f value)
+if [[ "$allocations" != "" ]]; then
+    echo "Server allocations were not deleted."
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+echo "Healing allocations"
+# First test with the --dry-run over all instances in all cells.
+set +e
+nova-manage placement heal_allocations --verbose --dry-run
+rc=$?
+set -e
+# Since we did not create allocations because of --dry-run the rc should be 4.
+if [[ ${rc} -ne 4 ]]; then
+    echo "Expected return code 4 from heal_allocations with --dry-run"
+    exit 2
+fi
+# Now test with just the single instance and actually perform the heal.
+nova-manage placement heal_allocations --verbose --instance ${server_id}
+
+# Make sure there are allocations for the consumer.
+allocations=$(openstack resource provider allocation show ${server_id} \
+              -c resources -f value)
+if [[ "$allocations" == "" ]]; then
+    echo "Failed to heal allocations."
+    exit 2
+fi