diff --git a/test/cases/020_kernel/008_config_4.16.x/test.sh b/test/cases/020_kernel/008_config_4.16.x/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdfccb99c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/020_kernel/008_config_4.16.x/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SUMMARY: Sanity check on the kernel config file
+# LABELS:
+# REPEAT:
+
+set -e
+
+# Source libraries. Uncomment if needed/defined
+#. "${RT_LIB}"
+. "${RT_PROJECT_ROOT}/_lib/lib.sh"
+
+NAME=kconfig
+
+clean_up() {
+	rm -rf ${NAME}-*
+}
+trap clean_up EXIT
+
+# Test code goes here
+linuxkit build -format kernel+initrd -name "${NAME}" test.yml
+RESULT="$(linuxkit run ${NAME})"
+echo "${RESULT}" | grep -q "suite PASSED"
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/test/cases/020_kernel/008_config_4.16.x/test.yml b/test/cases/020_kernel/008_config_4.16.x/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d9706af1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/020_kernel/008_config_4.16.x/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+kernel:
+  image: linuxkit/kernel:4.16.1
+  cmdline: "console=ttyS0 console=ttyAMA0"
+init:
+  - linuxkit/init:v0.3
+  - linuxkit/runc:v0.3
+onboot:
+  - name: check-kernel-config
+    image: linuxkit/test-kernel-config:12d9e1153ea4eec2ddb155ab2a782faca5f503e0
+  - name: poweroff
+    image: linuxkit/poweroff:5740687bf0a6a0480922c0f59b3a4ca77c866cae
+    command: ["/bin/sh", "/poweroff.sh", "3"]
+trust:
+  org:
+    - linuxkit