diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/remote-action-modules/git/org_project/playbooks/synchronize-bad-pull.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/remote-action-modules/git/org_project/playbooks/synchronize-bad-pull.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..603a4da9d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/remote-action-modules/git/org_project/playbooks/synchronize-bad-pull.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: Execute common-copy role
+      include_role:
+        name: common-copy
+
+    - name: Test pull mode
+      synchronize:
+        dest: "/tmp"
+        mode: pull
+        src: "{{ destdir.path }}/"
+        verify_host: true
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/remote-action-modules/git/org_project/playbooks/synchronize-bad-push.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/remote-action-modules/git/org_project/playbooks/synchronize-bad-push.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9d9080a80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/remote-action-modules/git/org_project/playbooks/synchronize-bad-push.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: Execute common-copy role
+      include_role:
+        name: common-copy
+
+    - name: Test push mode
+      synchronize:
+        dest: "{{ destdir.path }}/"
+        mode: push
+        src: "/tmp"
+        verify_host: true
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/remote-action-modules/git/org_project/playbooks/synchronize-good.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/remote-action-modules/git/org_project/playbooks/synchronize-good.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fabf2dd231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/remote-action-modules/git/org_project/playbooks/synchronize-good.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: Execute common-copy role
+      include_role:
+        name: common-copy
+
+    - name: Ensure executor push directory
+      file:
+        path: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/push"
+        state: directory
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: Test pull mode
+      synchronize:
+        dest: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/push"
+        mode: pull
+        src: "{{ destdir.path }}/"
+        verify_host: true
+
+    - name: Validate push
+      stat:
+        path: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/push/common-file"
+      register: _push
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: Assert push
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - _push.stat.exists
+          - _push.stat.isreg
+
+    - name: Ensure controller pull directory
+      file:
+        path: "{{ destdir.path }}/pull"
+        state: directory
+
+    - name: Test push mode
+      synchronize:
+        dest: "{{ destdir.path }}/pull/"
+        mode: push
+        src: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}/push"
+        verify_host: true
+
+    - name: Validate pull
+      stat:
+        path: "{{ destdir.path }}/pull/push/common-file"
+      register: _pull
+
+    - name: Assert pull
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - _pull.stat.exists
+          - _pull.stat.isreg
diff --git a/tests/remote/test_remote_action_modules.py b/tests/remote/test_remote_action_modules.py
index 0899e5d14a..26297ffd51 100644
--- a/tests/remote/test_remote_action_modules.py
+++ b/tests/remote/test_remote_action_modules.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import textwrap
 from tests.base import AnsibleZuulTestCase, FIXTURE_DIR
 
 ERROR_ACCESS_OUTSIDE = "Accessing files from outside the working dir"
+ERROR_SYNC_TO_OUTSIDE = "Syncing files to outside the working dir"
+ERROR_SYNC_FROM_OUTSIDE = "Syncing files from outside the working dir"
 
 
 class TestActionModules(AnsibleZuulTestCase):
@@ -154,6 +156,12 @@ class TestActionModules(AnsibleZuulTestCase):
     def test_shell_module(self):
         self._run_job('shell-good', 'SUCCESS')
 
+    def test_synchronize_module(self):
+        self._run_job('synchronize-good', 'SUCCESS')
+        self._run_job('synchronize-bad-pull', 'FAILURE', ERROR_SYNC_TO_OUTSIDE)
+        self._run_job(
+            'synchronize-bad-push', 'FAILURE', ERROR_SYNC_FROM_OUTSIDE)
+
     def test_template_module(self):
         self._run_job('template-good', 'SUCCESS')