diff --git a/tools/load-test.py b/tools/load-test.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import logging
+import time
+
+from nodepool import launcher, zk
+from nodepool.cmd import NodepoolApp
+
+
+class LoadTest(NodepoolApp):
+    log = logging.getLogger('nodepool.loadtest')
+
+    def create_parser(self):
+        parser = super().create_parser()
+
+        parser.add_argument('-c', dest='config',
+                            default='/etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml',
+                            help='path to config file')
+        parser.add_argument('-s', dest='secure',
+                            help='path to secure file')
+        parser.add_argument('--debug', dest='debug', action='store_true',
+                            help='show DEBUG level logging')
+        parser.add_argument('--max-queue', dest='max_queue', default=5)
+
+        parser.add_argument('--label', help='Label to use', required=True)
+
+        return parser
+
+    def setup_logging(self):
+        if self.args.debug:
+            m = '%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s: %(message)s'
+            logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, format=m)
+
+        elif self.args.logconfig:
+            super().setup_logging()
+
+        else:
+            m = '%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s: %(message)s'
+            logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format=m)
+
+            l = logging.getLogger('kazoo')
+            l.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.log.debug('debug log')
+        self.log.info('info log')
+
+        self.pool = launcher.NodePool(self.args.secure, self.args.config)
+        config = self.pool.loadConfig()
+
+        self.zk = zk.ZooKeeper(enable_cache=False)
+        self.zk.connect(
+            list(config.zookeeper_servers.values()),
+            tls_cert=config.zookeeper_tls_cert,
+            tls_key=config.zookeeper_tls_key,
+            tls_ca=config.zookeeper_tls_ca)
+
+        label = self.args.label
+        max_queue = int(self.args.max_queue)
+
+        self.log.info('Starting load test:')
+        self.log.info('  label: %s', label)
+        self.log.info('  max_queue: %s', max_queue)
+        while True:
+            self._handle_finished_requests()
+            self._create_requests(label, max_queue)
+            time.sleep(5)
+
+    def _create_requests(self, label, max_queue):
+        pending_requests = [
+            r for r in self.zk.nodeRequestIterator(cached=False)
+            if r.state in (zk.REQUESTED, zk.PENDING)
+        ]
+
+        missing_requests = max(max_queue - len(pending_requests), 0)
+        self.log.info('Pending requests: %s, creating %s new requests' % (
+            len(pending_requests), missing_requests))
+
+        for _ in range(missing_requests):
+            req = zk.NodeRequest()
+            req.state = zk.REQUESTED
+            req.requestor = 'NodePool:load-test'
+            req.node_types.append(label)
+            req.reuse = False
+            self.zk.storeNodeRequest(req)
+
+    def _handle_finished_requests(self):
+        finished_requests = [
+            r for r in self.zk.nodeRequestIterator(cached=False)
+            if r.requestor == 'NodePool:load-test'
+            if r.state in (zk.FULFILLED, zk.FAILED)
+        ]
+        fulfilled_requests = [
+            r for r in finished_requests if r.state == zk.FULFILLED
+        ]
+        failed_requests = [
+            r for r in finished_requests if r.state == zk.FAILED
+        ]
+        if failed_requests:
+            self.log.error('Handling %s failed requests', len(failed_requests))
+            for request in failed_requests:
+                self.zk.deleteNodeRequest(request)
+
+        self.log.info('Handling %s fulfilled requests', len(fulfilled_requests))
+        for request in fulfilled_requests:
+            # TODO: handle nodes
+            self.zk.deleteNodeRequest(request)
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    LoadTest.main()
+