diff --git a/tests/fixtures/layouts/reporting-github.yaml b/tests/fixtures/layouts/reporting-github.yaml
index 0333d037a9..c35207af12 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/layouts/reporting-github.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/layouts/reporting-github.yaml
@@ -97,6 +97,21 @@
       github:
         check: failure
 
+- pipeline:
+    name: gate
+    manager: dependent
+    trigger:
+      github:
+        - event: pull_request
+          action: comment
+          comment: merge me
+    success:
+      github:
+        status: success
+        merge: true
+    failure:
+      github: {}
+
 - job:
     name: base
     parent: null
@@ -129,3 +144,6 @@
     checks-api-reporting:
       jobs:
         - project-test1
+    gate:
+      jobs:
+        - project-test1
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_github_driver.py b/tests/unit/test_github_driver.py
index 6160fa947c..6972136c0b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_github_driver.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_github_driver.py
@@ -1597,6 +1597,10 @@ class TestGithubAppDriver(ZuulGithubAppTestCase):
         """Using the checks API only works with app authentication"""
         project = "org/project3"
         github = self.fake_github.getGithubClient(None)
+        repo = github.repo_from_project('org/project3')
+        repo._set_branch_protection(
+            'master', contexts=['tenant-one/checks-api-reporting',
+                                'tenant-one/gate'])
 
         # pipeline reports pull request status both on start and success
         self.executor_server.hold_jobs_in_build = True
@@ -1640,6 +1644,11 @@ class TestGithubAppDriver(ZuulGithubAppTestCase):
         )
         self.assertIsNotNone(check_run["completed_at"])
 
+        # Tell gate to merge to test checks requirements
+        self.fake_github.emitEvent(A.getCommentAddedEvent('merge me'))
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+        self.assertTrue(A.is_merged)
+
     @simple_layout("layouts/reporting-github.yaml", driver="github")
     def test_update_non_existing_check_run(self):
         project = "org/project3"