diff --git a/tests/tasks.yaml b/tests/tasks.yaml
index 8d0fbc3..357ec0d 100644
--- a/tests/tasks.yaml
+++ b/tests/tasks.yaml
@@ -204,6 +204,36 @@ tasks:
     short_desc: Check overridden task, 2 deep
     commands:
       - echo main config file
+  base_cmds_inherit:
+    commands:
+      - echo base
+  043a_cmds_override:
+    base: base_cmds_inherit
+    short_desc: Check commands override
+    commands:
+      - echo derived
+  043b_cmds_inherit_before:
+    base: base_cmds_inherit
+    base_cmds: before
+    short_desc: Check commands before
+    commands:
+      - echo derived
+  043c_cmds_inherit_after:
+    base: base_cmds_inherit
+    base_cmds: after
+    short_desc: Check commands after
+    commands:
+      - echo derived
+  043d_cmds_inherit_ignore:
+    base: base_cmds_inherit
+    base_cmds: ignore
+    short_desc: Check forced ignore of commands
+  043e_cmds_inherit_depth_2:
+    base: 043b_cmds_inherit_before
+    base_cmds: before
+    commands:
+      - echo derived2
+    short_desc: Check forced ignore of commands
   base_container_test:
     short_desc: Basic container support
     commands:
diff --git a/tests/xeet.expected/043a_cmds_override/stderr b/tests/xeet.expected/043a_cmds_override/stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/xeet.expected/043a_cmds_override/stdout b/tests/xeet.expected/043a_cmds_override/stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd2732a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xeet.expected/043a_cmds_override/stdout
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+derived
diff --git a/tests/xeet.expected/043b_cmds_inherit_before/stderr b/tests/xeet.expected/043b_cmds_inherit_before/stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/xeet.expected/043b_cmds_inherit_before/stdout b/tests/xeet.expected/043b_cmds_inherit_before/stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82f310a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xeet.expected/043b_cmds_inherit_before/stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+base
+derived
diff --git a/tests/xeet.expected/043c_cmds_inherit_after/stderr b/tests/xeet.expected/043c_cmds_inherit_after/stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/xeet.expected/043c_cmds_inherit_after/stdout b/tests/xeet.expected/043c_cmds_inherit_after/stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..317663b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xeet.expected/043c_cmds_inherit_after/stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+derived
+base
diff --git a/tests/xeet.expected/043d_cmds_inherit_ignore/stderr b/tests/xeet.expected/043d_cmds_inherit_ignore/stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/xeet.expected/043d_cmds_inherit_ignore/stdout b/tests/xeet.expected/043d_cmds_inherit_ignore/stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a8ac5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xeet.expected/043d_cmds_inherit_ignore/stdout
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+No commands defined for task '043d_cmds_inherit_ignore'. Nothing to do.
diff --git a/tests/xeet.expected/043e_cmds_inherit_depth_2/stderr b/tests/xeet.expected/043e_cmds_inherit_depth_2/stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/xeet.expected/043e_cmds_inherit_depth_2/stdout b/tests/xeet.expected/043e_cmds_inherit_depth_2/stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6086f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/xeet.expected/043e_cmds_inherit_depth_2/stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+base
+derived
+derived2
diff --git a/tests/xeet.json b/tests/xeet.json
index de23bd6..53dc942 100644
--- a/tests/xeet.json
+++ b/tests/xeet.json
@@ -134,6 +134,31 @@
 			"name": "042_included",
 			"base": "test_base"
 		}
+		,{
+			"name": "043a_cmds_override",
+			"base": "test_base",
+			"groups": ["cmds_inherit"]
+		}
+		,{
+			"name": "043b_cmds_inherit_before",
+			"base": "test_base",
+			"groups": ["cmds_inherit"]
+		}
+		,{
+			"name": "043c_cmds_inherit_after",
+			"base": "test_base",
+			"groups": ["cmds_inherit"]
+		}
+		,{
+			"name": "043d_cmds_inherit_ignore",
+			"base": "test_base",
+			"groups": ["cmds_inherit"]
+		}
+		,{
+			"name": "043e_cmds_inherit_depth_2",
+			"base": "test_base",
+			"groups": ["cmds_inherit"]
+		}
 		,{
 			"name": "050a_container_ubuntu",
 			"base": "test_base",