diff --git a/src/rez/tests/test_cli_bind.py b/src/rez/tests/test_cli_bind.py
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# Copyright Contributors to the Rez Project
+
+
+"""
+test running rez bind commandline tool
+"""
+import rez
+from rez.tests.util import restore_os_environ, TestBase, TempdirMixin
+import os.path
+import subprocess
+import unittest
+
+from rez.system import system
+
+
+class TestBindCLI(TestBase, TempdirMixin):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        TempdirMixin.setUpClass()
+
+        cls.local_root = os.path.join(cls.root, "local", "packages")
+        cls.release_root = os.path.join(cls.root, "release", "packages")
+
+        cls.settings = dict(
+            local_packages_path=cls.local_root,
+            release_packages_path=cls.release_root
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        TempdirMixin.tearDownClass()
+
+    def test_basic(self):
+        """run basic bind test"""
+
+        # skip if cli not available
+        if not system.rez_bin_path:
+            self.skipTest("Not a production install")
+
+        binfile = os.path.join(system.rez_bin_path, 'rez-bind')
+        with restore_os_environ():
+            # set config settings into env so subprocess sees them
+            os.environ.update(self.get_settings_env())
+            subprocess.check_output([binfile, "platform"])
+        package_exists = os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.local_root, 'platform'))
+        self.assertTrue(package_exists)
+
+    def test_release(self):
+        """run release bind test"""
+
+        # skip if cli not available
+        if not system.rez_bin_path:
+            self.skipTest("Not a production install")
+
+        binfile = os.path.join(system.rez_bin_path, 'rez-bind')
+        with restore_os_environ():
+            # set config settings into env so subprocess sees them
+            os.environ.update(self.get_settings_env())
+            subprocess.check_output([binfile, "-r", "platform"])
+        package_exists = os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.release_root, 'platform'))
+        self.assertTrue(package_exists)
+
+    def test_custom_path(self):
+        """run custom path bind test"""
+
+        # skip if cli not available
+        if not system.rez_bin_path:
+            self.skipTest("Not a production install")
+
+        binfile = os.path.join(system.rez_bin_path, 'rez-bind')
+        custom_path = os.path.join(self.root, "custom", "packages")
+        with restore_os_environ():
+            # set config settings into env so subprocess sees them
+            os.environ.update(self.get_settings_env())
+            subprocess.check_output([binfile, "-i", custom_path, "platform"])
+        package_exists = os.path.exists(os.path.join(custom_path, 'platform'))
+        self.assertTrue(package_exists)
+
+    def test_list(self):
+        """run list bind test"""
+
+        # skip if cli not available
+        if not system.rez_bin_path:
+            self.skipTest("Not a production install")
+
+        binfile = os.path.join(system.rez_bin_path, 'rez-bind')
+        proc = subprocess.run([binfile, "-l"],
+                              capture_output=True, text=True)
+        output = proc.stdout
+        self.assertIn("PACKAGE      BIND MODULE", output)
+        self.assertIn("-------      -----------", output)
+        expected_bind_packages = [
+            "arch",
+            "cmake",
+            "gcc",
+            "hello_world",
+            "os",
+            "pip",
+            "platform",
+            "PyQt",
+            "PySide",
+            "python",
+            "rez",
+            "rezgui",
+            "setuptools",
+            "sip"
+        ]
+        for expected_bind_pkg in expected_bind_packages:
+            expected_bind_file_path = os.path.join(
+                rez.module_root_path,
+                'bind',
+                expected_bind_pkg + '.py'
+            )
+            self.assertIn(expected_bind_pkg, output)
+            self.assertIn(expected_bind_file_path, output)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()