diff --git a/test/FTL-test.sh b/test/FTL-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7e139c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/FTL-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+FTL_communicate() {
+  # Open connection to FTL
+  exec 3<>"/dev/tcp/localhost/4711"
+
+  # Test if connection is open
+  if { "true" >&3; } 2> /dev/null; then
+    # Send command to FTL
+    echo -e ">$1" >&3
+
+    # Read input
+    read -r -t 1 LINE <&3
+    until [[ ! $? ]] || [[ "$LINE" == *"EOM"* ]]; do
+       echo "$LINE" >&1
+       read -r -t 1 LINE <&3
+    done
+
+    # Close connection
+    exec 3>&-
+    exec 3<&-
+  fi
+}
+
+FTL_get_version() {
+  FTL_communicate "version"
+}
+
+FTL_get_stats() {
+  FTL_communicate "stats"
+}
+
+FTL_get_top_clients() {
+  FTL_communicate "top-clients"
+}
+
+FTL_get_top_domains() {
+  FTL_communicate "top-domains"
+}
+
+FTL_prepare_files() {
+  ts=$(dnsmasq_pre)
+cat <<EOT >> /var/log/pihole.log
+${ts} query[AAAA] raspberrypi from 127.0.0.1
+${ts} /etc/pihole/local.list raspberrypi is fda2:2001:5647:0:ba27:ebff:fe37:4205
+${ts} query[A] checkip.dyndns.org from 127.0.0.1
+${ts} forwarded checkip.dyndns.org to 2001:1608:10:25::9249:d69b
+${ts} forwarded checkip.dyndns.org to 2001:1608:10:25::1c04:b12f
+${ts} forwarded checkip.dyndns.org to 2620:0:ccd::2
+${ts} forwarded checkip.dyndns.org to 2620:0:ccc::2
+${ts} reply checkip.dyndns.org is <CNAME>
+${ts} reply checkip.dyndns.com is 216.146.38.70
+${ts} reply checkip.dyndns.com is 216.146.43.71
+${ts} reply checkip.dyndns.com is 91.198.22.70
+${ts} reply checkip.dyndns.com is 216.146.43.70
+${ts} query[A] pi.hole from 10.8.0.2
+${ts} /etc/pihole/local.list pi.hole is 192.168.2.10
+${ts} query[A] play.google.com from 192.168.2.208
+${ts} forwarded play.google.com to 2001:1608:10:25::9249:d69b
+${ts} forwarded play.google.com to 2001:1608:10:25::1c04:b12f
+${ts} forwarded play.google.com to 2620:0:ccd::2
+${ts} forwarded play.google.com to 2620:0:ccc::2
+${ts} reply play.google.com is <CNAME>
+${ts} reply play.l.google.com is 216.58.208.110
+${ts} reply play.l.google.com is 216.58.208.110
+${ts} reply play.l.google.com is 216.58.208.110
+${ts} reply play.google.com is <CNAME>
+${ts} query[AAAA] play.google.com from 192.168.2.208
+${ts} forwarded play.google.com to 2620:0:ccd::2
+${ts} reply play.l.google.com is 2a00:1450:4017:802::200e
+EOT
+}
+
+dnsmasq_pre() {
+  echo -n $(date +"%b %e %H:%M:%S")
+  echo -n "dnsmasq[123]:"
+}
diff --git a/test/test_automated_install.py b/test/test_automated_install.py
index 60772625..60a0f123 100644
--- a/test/test_automated_install.py
+++ b/test/test_automated_install.py
@@ -402,6 +402,70 @@ def test_FTL_binary_installed_and_responsive_no_errors(Pihole):
 #     assert '644 /run/pihole-FTL.pid' in support_files.stdout
 #     assert '644 /var/log/pihole-FTL.log' in support_files.stdout
 
+def test_FTL_telnet_version(Pihole):
+    ''' confirms FTL binary is copied and functional in installed location and through telnet '''
+    FTLtest = Pihole.run('''
+    source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
+    source /etc/.pihole/test/FTL-test.sh
+    FTL_prepare_files
+    FTLdetect
+    pihole-FTL
+    sleep 1
+    FTL_get_version
+    ''')
+    assert 'version' in FTLtest.stdout
+    assert 'tag' in FTLtest.stdout
+    assert 'branch' in FTLtest.stdout
+    assert 'date' in FTLtest.stdout
+
+def test_FTL_telnet_statistics(Pihole):
+    ''' confirms FTL binary is copied and functional in installed location and through telnet '''
+    FTLtest = Pihole.run('''
+    source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
+    source /etc/.pihole/test/FTL-test.sh
+    FTL_prepare_files
+    FTLdetect
+    pihole-FTL
+    sleep 1
+    FTL_get_stats
+    ''')
+    assert 'domains_being_blocked' in FTLtest.stdout
+    assert 'dns_queries_today 5' in FTLtest.stdout
+    assert 'unique_domains 4' in FTLtest.stdout
+    assert 'queries_forwarded 3' in FTLtest.stdout
+    assert 'queries_cached 2' in FTLtest.stdout
+
+def test_FTL_telnet_top_clients(Pihole):
+    ''' confirms FTL binary is copied and functional in installed location and through telnet '''
+    FTLtest = Pihole.run('''
+    source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
+    source /etc/.pihole/test/FTL-test.sh
+    FTL_prepare_files
+    FTLdetect
+    pihole-FTL
+    sleep 1
+    FTL_get_top_clients
+    ''')
+    assert '0 2 192.168.2.208' in FTLtest.stdout
+    assert '1 2 127.0.0.1' in FTLtest.stdout
+    assert '2 1 10.8.0.2' in FTLtest.stdout
+
+def test_FTL_telnet_top_domains(Pihole):
+    ''' confirms FTL binary is copied and functional in installed location and through telnet '''
+    FTLtest = Pihole.run('''
+    source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
+    source /etc/.pihole/test/FTL-test.sh
+    FTL_prepare_files
+    FTLdetect
+    pihole-FTL
+    sleep 1
+    FTL_get_top_domains
+    ''')
+    assert '0 2 play.google.com' in FTLtest.stdout
+    assert '1 1 pi.hole' in FTLtest.stdout
+    assert '2 1 checkip.dyndns.org' in FTLtest.stdout
+    assert '3 1 raspberrypi' in FTLtest.stdout
+
 def test_IPv6_only_link_local(Pihole):
     ''' confirms IPv6 blocking is disabled for Link-local address '''
     # mock ip -6 address to return Link-local address