diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 075ad65..1a97c17 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ endif
 
 if UP_BUILD_TESTS
 check-local: upowerd
-	env top_builddir=$(top_builddir) $(srcdir)/linux/integration-test -v
+	env GI_TYPELIB_PATH=$(top_builddir)/libupower-glib:$(GI_REPOSITORY_PATH) LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_builddir)/libupower-glib/.libs:$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH) top_builddir=$(top_builddir) $(srcdir)/linux/integration-test -v
 endif
 
 endif
diff --git a/src/linux/integration-test b/src/linux/integration-test
index 68964ef..13d2634 100755
--- a/src/linux/integration-test
+++ b/src/linux/integration-test
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import time
 try:
     from gi.repository import GLib
     from gi.repository import Gio
+    from gi.repository import UPowerGlib
 except ImportError as e:
     sys.stderr.write('Skipping tests, PyGobject not available for Python 3, or missing GI typelibs: %s\n' % str(e))
     sys.exit(0)
@@ -717,6 +718,26 @@ class Tests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.get_dbus_property('OnLowBattery'), False)
         self.stop_daemon()
 
+    #
+    # libupower-glib tests (through introspection)
+    #
+
+    def test_lib_daemon_properties(self):
+        '''library GI: daemon properties'''
+
+        self.start_daemon()
+        client = UPowerGlib.Client.new()
+        self.assertTrue(client.get_properties_sync(None))
+        self.assertRegex(client.get_daemon_version(), '^[0-9.]+$')
+        self.assertIn(client.get_can_hibernate(), [False, True])
+        self.assertIn(client.get_can_suspend(), [False, True])
+        self.assertIn(client.get_is_docked(), [False, True])
+        self.assertIn(client.get_lid_is_present(), [False, True])
+        self.assertIn(client.get_lid_is_closed(), [False, True])
+        self.assertEqual(client.get_on_battery(), False)
+        self.assertEqual(client.get_on_low_battery(), False)
+
+
     #
     # Helper methods
     #