--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/pallet-presence.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { ApiPromise } from "@polkadot/api";
+import { expect } from "chai";
+import usingApi from "./substrate/substrate-api";
+
+function getModuleNames(api: ApiPromise): string[] {
+  return api.runtimeMetadata.asLatest.modules.map(m => m.name.toString().toLowerCase());
+}
+
+describe('Pallet presence.', () => {
+  it('NFT pallet is present.', async () => {
+    await usingApi(async api => {
+      expect(getModuleNames(api)).to.include('nft');
+    });
+  });
+  it('Balances pallet is present.', async () => {
+    await usingApi(async api => {
+      expect(getModuleNames(api)).to.include('balances');
+    });
+  });
+  it('Contracts pallet is present.', async () => {
+    await usingApi(async api => {
+      expect(getModuleNames(api)).to.include('contracts');
+    });
+  });
+});