diff --git a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
index 124c7e311e..710bd4f2b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
       with:
         command: test
-        args: --locked --release -- --ignored
+        args: --locked --release --test assets -- --ignored
     - name: Syntax highlighting regression test
       run: tests/syntax-tests/regression_test.sh
     - name: List of languages
@@ -106,6 +106,32 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test custom assets
       run: tests/syntax-tests/test_custom_assets.sh
 
+  test_with_system_config:
+    name: Run tests with system wide configuration
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+    - name: Git checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Prepare environment variables
+      run: |
+        echo "BAT_SYSTEM_CONFIG_PREFIX=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/tests/examples/system_config" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    - name: Install Rust toolchain
+      uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      with:
+        toolchain: stable
+        default: true
+        profile: minimal
+    - name: Build and install bat
+      uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+      with:
+        command: install
+        args: --locked --path .
+    - name: Run unit tests
+      uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+      with:
+        command: test
+        args: --locked --test system_wide_config -- --ignored
+
   documentation:
     name: Documentation
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/tests/examples/bat.conf b/tests/examples/bat.conf
index 614ab40da6..4756cd8eac 100644
--- a/tests/examples/bat.conf
+++ b/tests/examples/bat.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Make sure that the pager gets executed
 --paging=always
 
-# Output a dummy message for the integration test.
+# Output a dummy message for the integration test and system wide config test.
 --pager="echo dummy-pager-from-config"
diff --git a/tests/examples/system_config/bat/config b/tests/examples/system_config/bat/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0750e8f55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/examples/system_config/bat/config
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Make sure that the pager gets executed
+--paging=always
+
+# Output a dummy message for the integration test.
+--pager="echo dummy-pager-from-system-config"
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
index 5648f252cd..5e6d5981c8 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use predicates::boolean::PredicateBooleanExt;
 use predicates::{prelude::predicate, str::PredicateStrExt};
 use serial_test::serial;
 use std::path::Path;
-use std::process::Command;
 use std::str::from_utf8;
 use tempfile::tempdir;
 
@@ -28,41 +27,14 @@ mod unix {
 use unix::*;
 
 mod utils;
+use utils::command::{bat, bat_with_config};
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use utils::command::bat_raw_command;
 use utils::mocked_pagers;
 
 const EXAMPLES_DIR: &str = "tests/examples";
 
-fn bat_raw_command_with_config() -> Command {
-    let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("bat").unwrap();
-    cmd.current_dir("tests/examples");
-    cmd.env_remove("BAT_CACHE_PATH");
-    cmd.env_remove("BAT_CONFIG_DIR");
-    cmd.env_remove("BAT_CONFIG_PATH");
-    cmd.env_remove("BAT_OPTS");
-    cmd.env_remove("BAT_PAGER");
-    cmd.env_remove("BAT_STYLE");
-    cmd.env_remove("BAT_TABS");
-    cmd.env_remove("BAT_THEME");
-    cmd.env_remove("COLORTERM");
-    cmd.env_remove("NO_COLOR");
-    cmd.env_remove("PAGER");
-    cmd
-}
-
-fn bat_raw_command() -> Command {
-    let mut cmd = bat_raw_command_with_config();
-    cmd.arg("--no-config");
-    cmd
-}
-
-fn bat_with_config() -> assert_cmd::Command {
-    assert_cmd::Command::from_std(bat_raw_command_with_config())
-}
-
-fn bat() -> assert_cmd::Command {
-    assert_cmd::Command::from_std(bat_raw_command())
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn basic() {
     bat()
diff --git a/tests/system_wide_config.rs b/tests/system_wide_config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c2a9972df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/system_wide_config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use predicates::{prelude::predicate, str::PredicateStrExt};
+
+mod utils;
+use utils::command::bat_with_config;
+
+// This test is ignored, as it needs a special system wide config put into place.
+// In order to run this tests, use `cargo test --test system_wide_config -- --ignored`
+#[test]
+#[ignore]
+fn use_systemwide_config() {
+    bat_with_config()
+        .arg("test.txt")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout(predicate::eq("dummy-pager-from-system-config\n").normalize());
+}
+
+// This test is ignored, as it needs a special system wide config put into place
+// In order to run this tests, use `cargo test --test system_wide_config -- --ignored`
+#[test]
+#[ignore]
+fn config_overrides_system_config() {
+    bat_with_config()
+        .env("BAT_CONFIG_PATH", "bat.conf")
+        .arg("test.txt")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout(predicate::eq("dummy-pager-from-config\n").normalize());
+}
diff --git a/tests/utils/command.rs b/tests/utils/command.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64cb0baff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils/command.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use assert_cmd::cargo::CommandCargoExt;
+use std::process::Command;
+
+pub fn bat_raw_command_with_config() -> Command {
+    let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("bat").unwrap();
+    cmd.current_dir("tests/examples");
+    cmd.env_remove("BAT_CACHE_PATH");
+    cmd.env_remove("BAT_CONFIG_DIR");
+    cmd.env_remove("BAT_CONFIG_PATH");
+    cmd.env_remove("BAT_OPTS");
+    cmd.env_remove("BAT_PAGER");
+    cmd.env_remove("BAT_STYLE");
+    cmd.env_remove("BAT_TABS");
+    cmd.env_remove("BAT_THEME");
+    cmd.env_remove("COLORTERM");
+    cmd.env_remove("NO_COLOR");
+    cmd.env_remove("PAGER");
+    cmd
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub fn bat_raw_command() -> Command {
+    let mut cmd = bat_raw_command_with_config();
+    cmd.arg("--no-config");
+    cmd
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub fn bat_with_config() -> assert_cmd::Command {
+    assert_cmd::Command::from_std(bat_raw_command_with_config())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub fn bat() -> assert_cmd::Command {
+    assert_cmd::Command::from_std(bat_raw_command())
+}
diff --git a/tests/utils/mod.rs b/tests/utils/mod.rs
index 724efc5bfa..ca1a747a98 100644
--- a/tests/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+pub mod command;
 pub mod mocked_pagers;