diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_auth.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfc92e67f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import pytest
+
+from django.contrib import auth
+from django.test import Client
+
+from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory
+
+from awx.api.generics import LoggedLoginView
+from awx.api.versioning import drf_reverse
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_invalid_login():
+    anon = auth.get_user(Client())
+    url = drf_reverse('api:login')
+ 
+    factory = APIRequestFactory()
+
+    data = {'userame': 'invalid', 'password': 'invalid'}
+
+    request = factory.post(url, data)
+    request.user = anon
+
+    response = LoggedLoginView.as_view()(request)
+
+    assert response.status_code == 401