diff --git a/kola/tests/ignition/partitions.go b/kola/tests/ignition/partitions.go
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+// Copyright The Mantle Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+package ignition
+
+import (
+	"github.com/flatcar/mantle/kola/cluster"
+	"github.com/flatcar/mantle/kola/register"
+	"github.com/flatcar/mantle/kola/tests/util"
+	"github.com/flatcar/mantle/platform/conf"
+)
+
+const (
+	userdata = `{
+  "ignition": { "version": "2.3.0" },
+  "storage": {
+    "disks": [
+      {
+        "device": "/dev/disk/by-id/virtio-primary-disk",
+        "partitions": [
+          {
+            "label": "VAR",
+            "number": 10,
+            "startMiB": 9216
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    "files": [
+      {
+        "filesystem": "root",
+        "path": "/etc/fstab",
+        "contents": {
+          "source": "data:,%2Fdev%2Fdisk%2Fby-label%2Fvar%20%2Fvar%20xfs%20defaults%200%200%0A",
+          "verification": {}
+        },
+        "mode": 420
+      }
+    ],
+    "filesystems": [
+      {
+        "mount": {
+          "device": "/dev/disk/by-partlabel/VAR",
+          "format": "xfs",
+          "label": "var"
+        },
+        "name": "var"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "systemd": {}
+}`
+)
+
+func init() {
+	register.Register(&register.Test{
+		Name:        "cl.ignition.partitions",
+		Run:         checkPartitions,
+		ClusterSize: 0,
+		Distros:     []string{"cl"},
+		Platforms:   []string{"qemu", "qemu-unpriv"},
+	})
+}
+
+func checkPartitions(c cluster.TestCluster) {
+	m, err := util.NewMachineWithLargeDisk(c, "10G", conf.Ignition(userdata))
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	out := c.MustSSH(m, "lsblk -f")
+	c.Logf("lsblk -f:\n%s", out)
+	out = c.MustSSH(m, "findmnt")
+	c.Logf("findmnt:\n%s", out)
+
+	c.MustSSH(m, "mountpoint /var")
+	c.MustSSH(m, "ls -la /dev/disk/by-partlabel/VAR")
+	c.MustSSH(m, "ls -la /dev/disk/by-label/var")
+	c.AssertCmdOutputContains(m, "findmnt /var", "xfs")
+}