diff --git a/tests/cluster/cluster.tcl b/tests/cluster/cluster.tcl
index 0647914dc..f9a0e180d 100644
--- a/tests/cluster/cluster.tcl
+++ b/tests/cluster/cluster.tcl
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ proc get_myself id {
     return {}
 }
 
+# Get a specific node by ID by parsing the CLUSTER NODES output
+# of the instance Number 'instance_id'
+proc get_node_by_id {instance_id node_id} {
+    set nodes [get_cluster_nodes $instance_id]
+    foreach n $nodes {
+        if {[dict get $n id] eq $node_id} {return $n}
+    }
+    return {}
+}
+
 # Return the value of the specified CLUSTER INFO field.
 proc CI {n field} {
     get_info_field [R $n cluster info] $field
diff --git a/tests/cluster/tests/13-no-failover-option.tcl b/tests/cluster/tests/13-no-failover-option.tcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..befa598d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cluster/tests/13-no-failover-option.tcl
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Check that the no-failover option works
+
+source "../tests/includes/init-tests.tcl"
+
+test "Create a 5 nodes cluster" {
+    create_cluster 5 5
+}
+
+test "Cluster is up" {
+    assert_cluster_state ok
+}
+
+test "Cluster is writable" {
+    cluster_write_test 0
+}
+
+test "Instance #5 is a slave" {
+    assert {[RI 5 role] eq {slave}}
+
+    # Configure it to never failover the master
+    R 5 CONFIG SET cluster-slave-no-failover yes
+}
+
+test "Instance #5 synced with the master" {
+    wait_for_condition 1000 50 {
+        [RI 5 master_link_status] eq {up}
+    } else {
+        fail "Instance #5 master link status is not up"
+    }
+}
+
+test "The nofailover flag is propagated" {
+    set slave5_id [dict get [get_myself 5] id]
+
+    foreach_redis_id id {
+        wait_for_condition 1000 50 {
+            [has_flag [get_node_by_id $id $slave5_id] nofailover]
+        } else {
+            fail "Instance $id can't see the nofailover flag of slave"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+set current_epoch [CI 1 cluster_current_epoch]
+
+test "Killing one master node" {
+    kill_instance redis 0
+}
+
+test "Cluster should be still down after some time" {
+    after 10000
+    assert_cluster_state fail
+}
+
+test "Instance #5 is still a slave" {
+    assert {[RI 5 role] eq {slave}}
+}
+
+test "Restarting the previously killed master node" {
+    restart_instance redis 0
+}