diff --git a/test/deps-only/recipes/app.yaml b/test/deps-only/recipes/app.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d9f6876b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/deps-only/recipes/app.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+depends:
+    - lib
+
+buildScript: |
+    true # must not be exectued
+
+packageScript: |
+    true # must not be executed
diff --git a/test/deps-only/recipes/lib.yaml b/test/deps-only/recipes/lib.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc5cd3dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/deps-only/recipes/lib.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+buildScript: |
+    true # must not be exectued
+
+packageScript: |
+    true # must not be executed
diff --git a/test/deps-only/recipes/root.yaml b/test/deps-only/recipes/root.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d76e488c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/deps-only/recipes/root.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+root: True
+
+depends:
+    - app
+
+buildScript: |
+    false # must not be exectued
+
+packageScript: |
+    false # must not be executed
diff --git a/test/deps-only/run.sh b/test/deps-only/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a572052b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/deps-only/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+. ../test-lib.sh 2>/dev/null || { echo "Must run in script directory!" ; exit 1 ; }
+cleanup
+
+# Test that --checkout-only does what it says. Additionally it checks that
+# tools that are used during a checkout step are still built.
+
+# checkout sources
+run_bob dev root --deps-only
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diff --git a/test/no-deps/recipes/app.yaml b/test/no-deps/recipes/app.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fad206436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/no-deps/recipes/app.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+depends:
+    - lib
+
+buildScript: |
+    false # must not be exectued
+
+packageScript: |
+    false # must not be executed
diff --git a/test/no-deps/recipes/lib.yaml b/test/no-deps/recipes/lib.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cddbd499d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/no-deps/recipes/lib.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+buildScript: |
+    false # must not be exectued
+
+packageScript: |
+    false # must not be executed
diff --git a/test/no-deps/recipes/root.yaml b/test/no-deps/recipes/root.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cda8e82ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/no-deps/recipes/root.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+root: True
+
+depends:
+    - app
+
+buildScript: |
+    true # must not be exectued
+
+packageScript: |
+    true # must not be executed
diff --git a/test/no-deps/run.sh b/test/no-deps/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3f0a41db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/no-deps/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+. ../test-lib.sh 2>/dev/null || { echo "Must run in script directory!" ; exit 1 ; }
+cleanup
+
+# Test that --checkout-only does what it says. Additionally it checks that
+# tools that are used during a checkout step are still built.
+
+# checkout sources
+run_bob dev root --no-deps
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