diff --git a/testsuite/drivers/alr.py b/testsuite/drivers/alr.py
index 6ddc8dee0..942051c02 100644
--- a/testsuite/drivers/alr.py
+++ b/testsuite/drivers/alr.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import os
 import os.path
+import pexpect
 import re
 from shutil import copytree
 
@@ -127,6 +128,31 @@ def run_alr(*args, **kwargs):
     return ProcessResult(p.status, p.out.replace('\r\n', '\n'))
 
 
+def run_alr_interactive(args: [str], input: [str], timeout=5):
+    """
+    Run "alr" with the given arguments, feeding it the given input. No other
+    arguments like -q or -d are added.
+
+    :param args: List of arguments to pass to "alr".
+    :param input: String to feed to the subprocess's standard input.
+    :param timeout: Timeout in seconds for the subprocess to complete.
+    """
+    # Run interactively using pexpect (run with input fails as it is not
+    # detected as tty and input is closed prematurely)
+    child = pexpect.spawn('alr',  args=args, timeout=timeout)
+    for line in input:
+        child.sendline(line)
+
+    # Wait for the process to finish
+    child.expect(pexpect.EOF)
+    child.close()
+
+    # Assert proper output code
+    assert child.exitstatus == 0, \
+        f"Unexpected exit status: {child.exitstatus}\n" + \
+        f"Output: {child.before.decode('utf-8')}"
+
+
 def fixtures_path(*args):
     """
     Return a path under the testsuite `fixtures` directory.
diff --git a/testsuite/requirements.txt b/testsuite/requirements.txt
index b0fd578d0..dcaf78ee3 100644
--- a/testsuite/requirements.txt
+++ b/testsuite/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 docker
 e3-testsuite
+pexpect
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/init/default-licenses/test.py b/testsuite/tests/init/default-licenses/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..741472f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/tests/init/default-licenses/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""
+Check that offered default licenses are all valid
+"""
+
+import os
+import shutil
+
+from drivers.alr import run_alr, run_alr_interactive
+
+# iterate over values 1..8
+for i in range(1, 9):
+
+    # Run interactively
+    run_alr_interactive(['init', '--bin', 'xxx'],
+                        input=['',      # Description
+                               '',      # Full user name
+                               '',      # Github login
+                               '',      # Email
+                               f'{i}',  # License
+                               '',      # Tags
+                               ''],     # Website
+                        timeout=3)
+
+    # Check that it can be shown, which will load the manifest
+    os.chdir("xxx")
+    p = run_alr("show")
+
+    # Prepare for next iteration
+    os.chdir("..")
+    shutil.rmtree("xxx")
+
+print('SUCCESS')
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/init/default-licenses/test.yaml b/testsuite/tests/init/default-licenses/test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..187c05aa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/tests/init/default-licenses/test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+driver: python-script
+indexes: {}