diff --git a/jobs.py b/jobs.py
index 5cbc52c37..d61047a0d 100755
--- a/jobs.py
+++ b/jobs.py
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@
         "paths": ["tests/misc"],
         "markers": "multi_vms and not flaky and not reboot",
     },
+    "packages": {
+        "description": "tests that packages can be installed correctly",
+        "requirements": [
+            "Any pool.",
+        ],
+        "nb_pools": 1,
+        "params": {},
+        "paths": ["tests/packages"],
+        "markers": "",
+    },
     "quicktest": {
         "description": "XAPI's quicktest, not so quick by the way",
         "requirements": [
diff --git a/lib/host.py b/lib/host.py
index 88f629011..2b3b88dc2 100644
--- a/lib/host.py
+++ b/lib/host.py
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ def get_last_yum_history_tid(self):
     def yum_install(self, packages, enablerepo=None):
         logging.info('Install packages: %s on host %s' % (' '.join(packages), self))
         enablerepo_cmd = ['--enablerepo=%s' % enablerepo] if enablerepo is not None else []
-        return self.ssh(['yum', 'install', '-y'] + enablerepo_cmd + packages)
+        return self.ssh(['yum', 'install', '--setopt=skip_missing_names_on_install=False', '-y']
+                        + enablerepo_cmd + packages)
 
     def yum_remove(self, packages):
         logging.info('Remove packages: %s from host %s' % (' '.join(packages), self))
diff --git a/tests/packages/extra/conftest.py b/tests/packages/extra/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b67b56356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packages/extra/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import logging
+import pytest
+import urllib.request
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def extra_pkgs(host):
+    version = host.xcp_version
+    url = f"https://reports.xcp-ng.org/{version}/extra_installable.txt"
+
+    logging.info(f"Getting extra packages from {url}")
+    response = urllib.request.urlopen(url)
+    return response.read().decode('utf-8').splitlines()
diff --git a/tests/packages/extra/test_extra_group_pkgs.py b/tests/packages/extra/test_extra_group_pkgs.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef6ce952a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packages/extra/test_extra_group_pkgs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Explicitly import package-scoped fixtures (see explanation in pkgfixtures.py)
+from pkgfixtures import host_with_saved_yum_state
+
+# Requirements:
+# From --hosts parameter:
+# - host(A1): any master host of a pool, with access to XCP-ng RPM repositories and reports.xcp-ng.org.
+
+def test_extra_group_packages_url_resolved(host, extra_pkgs):
+    for p in extra_pkgs:
+        host.ssh(['yumdownloader', '--resolve', '--urls', p])
+
+def test_extra_group_packages_can_be_installed(host_with_saved_yum_state, extra_pkgs):
+    # Just try to install all packages together. Installing them one by one
+    # takes too much time due to the generation of the initrd.
+    host_with_saved_yum_state.yum_install(extra_pkgs)