diff --git a/testinfra/test_gitea_lb.py b/testinfra/test_gitea_lb.py
index 81e8695a42..18d7c2d2cb 100644
--- a/testinfra/test_gitea_lb.py
+++ b/testinfra/test_gitea_lb.py
@@ -29,3 +29,15 @@ def test_haproxy_statsd_running(host):
     out = json.loads(cmd.stdout)
     assert out[0]["State"]["Status"] == "running"
     assert out[0]["RestartCount"] == 0
+
+def test_haproxy_gitea_connection(host):
+    cmd = host.run('curl --resolve opendev.org:443:127.0.0.1 '
+                   'https://opendev.org')
+    assert 'OpenDev: Free Software Needs Free Tools' in cmd.stdout
+
+def test_haproxy_stats(host):
+    cmd = host.run('echo "show servers state" | socat /var/haproxy/run/stats stdio | '
+                   'tail +3 | awk \'{print $2,$4,$6}\'')
+
+    assert 'balance_git_http gitea99.opendev.org 2' in cmd.stdout
+    assert 'balance_git_https gitea99.opendev.org 2' in cmd.stdout