diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/firewalld/tasks/protocol_test_cases.yml b/tests/integration/targets/firewalld/tasks/protocol_test_cases.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2af8921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/firewalld/tasks/protocol_test_cases.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Test playbook for the firewalld module - protocol operations
+# (c) 2022, Robért S. Guhr <rguhr@cronon.net>
+
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+- name: firewalld protocol test permanent enabled
+  firewalld:
+    protocol: ospf
+    permanent: true
+    state: enabled
+  register: result
+
+- name: assert firewalld protocol test permanent enabled worked
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result is changed
+
+- name: firewalld protocol test permanent enabled rerun (verify not changed)
+  firewalld:
+    protocol: ospf
+    permanent: true
+    state: enabled
+  register: result
+
+- name: assert firewalld protocol test permanent enabled rerun worked (verify not changed)
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result is not changed
+
+- name: firewalld protocol test permanent disabled
+  firewalld:
+    protocol: ospf
+    permanent: true
+    state: disabled
+  register: result
+
+- name: assert firewalld protocol test permanent disabled worked
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result is changed
+
+- name: firewalld protocol test permanent disabled rerun (verify not changed)
+  firewalld:
+    protocol: ospf
+    permanent: true
+    state: disabled
+  register: result
+
+- name: assert firewalld protocol test permanent disabled rerun worked (verify not changed)
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result is not changed
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/firewalld/tasks/run_all_tests.yml b/tests/integration/targets/firewalld/tasks/run_all_tests.yml
index 5027c1c..ff25847 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/firewalld/tasks/run_all_tests.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/firewalld/tasks/run_all_tests.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 # firewalld service operation test cases
 - include_tasks: service_test_cases.yml
 
+# firewalld protocol operation test cases
+- include_tasks: protocol_test_cases.yml
+
 # firewalld port operation test cases
 - include_tasks: port_test_cases.yml