diff --git a/autotest.sh b/autotest.sh
index d92a0e93b..19cc820a7 100755
--- a/autotest.sh
+++ b/autotest.sh
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ if [ $SPDK_RUN_FUNCTIONAL_TEST -eq 1 ]; then
 	run_test "event" test/event/event.sh
 	run_test "thread" test/thread/thread.sh
 	run_test "accel" test/accel/accel.sh
+	# Uncomment this line when ready
+	# run_test "app_cmdline" test/app/cmdline.sh
 
 	if [ $SPDK_TEST_BLOCKDEV -eq 1 ]; then
 		run_test "blockdev_general" test/bdev/blockdev.sh
diff --git a/test/app/cmdline.sh b/test/app/cmdline.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ee7444039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/app/cmdline.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#  Copyright (C) 2022 Intel Corporation
+#  All rights reserved.
+#
+
+testdir=$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))
+rootdir=$(readlink -f $testdir/../..)
+source $rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh
+
+trap 'killprocess $spdk_tgt_pid; exit 1' ERR
+
+# Add an allowlist here...
+$SPDK_BIN_DIR/spdk_tgt &
+spdk_tgt_pid=$!
+waitforlisten $spdk_tgt_pid
+
+# Do both some positive and negative testing on that allowlist here...
+# You can use the NOT() function to help with the negative test
+# $rootdir/scripts/rpc.py some_rpc
+
+killprocess $spdk_tgt_pid