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+# Copyright 2024-present ScyllaDB
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+# Tests for USING SERVICE LEVEL extension
+
+from util import new_test_keyspace, unique_name, unique_key_int
+import pytest
+from cassandra.protocol import InvalidRequest, ReadTimeout, WriteTimeout, SyntaxException
+from cassandra.cluster import NoHostAvailable
+from cassandra.util import Duration
+
+# yields list of (service level name, bool if non-zero timeout)
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def service_levels(cql):
+    sls = [
+        (unique_name(), True),
+        (unique_name(), False),
+        (f'"{unique_name()}_esCaPeD"', True)
+    ]
+    for sl, should_fail in sls:
+        timeout = "0ns" if should_fail else "1h"
+        cql.execute(f"CREATE SERVICE LEVEL {sl} WITH timeout = {timeout}")
+    yield sls
+    for sl, _ in sls:
+        cql.execute(f"DROP SERVICE LEVEL {sl}")
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def test_table(cql, test_keyspace):
+    table = test_keyspace + "." + unique_name()
+    cql.execute("CREATE TABLE " + table +
+        "(p bigint, c int, v int, PRIMARY KEY (p,c))")
+    yield table
+    cql.execute("DROP TABLE " + table)
+
+def test_select_using_service_level(scylla_only, cql, service_levels, test_table):
+    for sl, should_fail in service_levels:
+        stmt = f"SELECT * FROM {test_table} USING SERVICE LEVEL {sl}"
+        if should_fail:
+            with pytest.raises(ReadTimeout):
+                cql.execute(stmt)
+        else:
+            cql.execute(stmt)
+
+def test_select_using_non_existing_service_level(scylla_only, cql, test_table):
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidRequest):
+        cql.execute(f"SELECT * FROM {test_table} USING SERVICE LEVEL {unique_name()}")