diff --git a/test/cql-pytest/test_service_levels.py b/test/cql-pytest/test_service_levels.py
index 9b0685d1d2..038fd8ee9b 100644
--- a/test/cql-pytest/test_service_levels.py
+++ b/test/cql-pytest/test_service_levels.py
@@ -68,3 +68,21 @@ def test_attached_service_level(scylla_only, cql):
         assert res_one.role == cql.cluster.auth_provider.username and res_one.service_level == sl
         res_one = cql.execute(f"LIST ALL ATTACHED SERVICE LEVELS").one()
         assert res_one.role == cql.cluster.auth_provider.username and res_one.service_level == sl
+
+# Test that declaring service level workload types is possible
+def test_set_workload_type(scylla_only, cql):
+    with new_service_level(cql) as sl:
+        res = cql.execute(f"LIST SERVICE LEVEL {sl}")
+        assert res.one().workload_type == 'unspecified'
+        for wt in ['interactive', 'batch', 'unspecified']:
+            cql.execute(f"ALTER SERVICE LEVEL {sl} WITH workload_type = '{wt}'")
+            res = cql.execute(f"LIST SERVICE LEVEL {sl}")
+            assert res.one().workload_type == wt
+
+ # Test that workload type input is validated
+def test_set_invalid_workload_types(scylla_only, cql):
+    with new_service_level(cql) as sl:
+        for incorrect in ['', 'null', 'i', 'b', 'dog', 'x'*256]:
+            print(f"Checking {incorrect}")
+            with pytest.raises(Exception):
+                cql.execute(f"ALTER SERVICE LEVEL {sl} WITH workload_type = '{incorrect}'")
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