diff --git a/tests/test_multi_master_start_stop.sh b/tests/test_multi_master_start_stop.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+CURR_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+[ -d "$CURR_DIR" ] || { echo "FATAL: no current dir (maybe running in zsh?)";  exit 1; }
+
+# shellcheck source=./common.sh
+source "$CURR_DIR/common.sh"
+
+: "${EXTRA_FLAG:=""}"
+: "${EXTRA_TITLE:=""}"
+
+if [[ -n "$K3S_IMAGE_TAG" ]]; then
+  EXTRA_FLAG="--image rancher/k3s:$K3S_IMAGE_TAG"
+  EXTRA_TITLE="(rancher/k3s:$K3S_IMAGE_TAG)"
+fi
+
+info "Creating cluster multiserver $EXTRA_TITLE ..."
+$EXE cluster create "multiserver" --servers 3 --api-port 6443 --wait --timeout 360s $EXTRA_FLAG || failed "could not create cluster multiserver $EXTRA_TITLE"
+info "Checking that we have access to the cluster..."
+check_clusters "multiserver" || failed "error checking cluster $EXTRA_TITLE"
+
+info "Sleeping for 5 seconds to give the cluster enough time to get ready..."
+sleep 5
+
+info "Checking that we have 3 server nodes online..."
+check_multi_node "multiserver" 3 || failed "failed to verify number of nodes $EXTRA_TITLE"
+
+info "Stopping cluster..."
+$EXE cluster stop "multiserver" || failed "failed to stop cluster"
+
+info "Waiting for a bit..."
+sleep 5
+
+info "Restarting cluster..."
+$EXE cluster start multiserver || failed "failed to restart cluster"
+
+info "Sleeping for 5 seconds to give the cluster enough time to get ready..."
+sleep 5
+
+info "Checking that we have access to the cluster..."
+check_clusters "multiserver" || failed "failed to verify that we have access to the cluster"
+
+info "Deleting cluster multiserver..."
+$EXE cluster delete "multiserver" || failed "could not delete the cluster multiserver $EXTRA_TITLE"
+
+passed "GOOD: multiserver cluster test successful $EXTRA_TITLE"
+
+exit 0
+
+