diff --git a/test/tests/components/ws-manager/multi_repo_test.go b/test/tests/components/ws-manager/multi_repo_test.go
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+// Copyright (c) 2022 Gitpod GmbH. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL).
+// See License-AGPL.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+package wsmanager
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/rpc"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"sigs.k8s.io/e2e-framework/pkg/envconf"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/e2e-framework/pkg/features"
+
+	csapi "github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/content-service/api"
+	agent "github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/test/pkg/agent/workspace/api"
+	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/test/pkg/integration"
+	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/test/pkg/integration/common"
+	wsmanapi "github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/ws-manager/api"
+)
+
+var repos = []struct {
+	RemoteUri        string
+	CloneTarget      string
+	CheckoutLocation string
+}{
+	{
+		RemoteUri:        "https://github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod",
+		CloneTarget:      "main",
+		CheckoutLocation: "gitpod",
+	},
+	{
+		RemoteUri:        "https://github.com/gitpod-io/website",
+		CloneTarget:      "main",
+		CheckoutLocation: "website",
+	},
+	{
+		RemoteUri:        "https://github.com/gitpod-io/dazzle",
+		CloneTarget:      "main",
+		CheckoutLocation: "dazzle",
+	},
+	{
+		RemoteUri:        "https://github.com/gitpod-io/leeway",
+		CloneTarget:      "main",
+		CheckoutLocation: "leeway",
+	},
+	{
+		RemoteUri:        "https://github.com/gitpod-io/ws-manager-integration-test",
+		CloneTarget:      "master",
+		CheckoutLocation: "ws-manager-integration-test",
+	},
+}
+
+func TestMultiRepoWorkspaceSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	f := features.New("multi-repo").WithLabel("component", "ws-manager").Assess("can create multi repo workspace", func(_ context.Context, t *testing.T, cfg *envconf.Config) context.Context {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Minute)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		api := integration.NewComponentAPI(ctx, cfg.Namespace(), kubeconfig, cfg.Client())
+		t.Cleanup(func() {
+			api.Done(t)
+		})
+
+		multiRepoInit := func(swr *wsmanapi.StartWorkspaceRequest) error {
+			composite := &csapi.CompositeInitializer{}
+			initializers := []*csapi.WorkspaceInitializer{}
+
+			for _, repo := range repos {
+				init := &csapi.WorkspaceInitializer{
+					Spec: &csapi.WorkspaceInitializer_Git{
+						Git: &csapi.GitInitializer{
+							RemoteUri:        repo.RemoteUri,
+							TargetMode:       csapi.CloneTargetMode_REMOTE_BRANCH,
+							CloneTaget:       repo.CloneTarget,
+							CheckoutLocation: repo.CheckoutLocation,
+							Config:           &csapi.GitConfig{},
+						},
+					},
+				}
+
+				initializers = append(initializers, init)
+			}
+
+			composite.Initializer = initializers
+			swr.Spec.Initializer = &csapi.WorkspaceInitializer{
+				Spec: &csapi.WorkspaceInitializer_Composite{
+					Composite: &csapi.CompositeInitializer{
+						Initializer: initializers,
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			swr.Spec.WorkspaceLocation = "gitpod"
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		ws, stopWs, err := integration.LaunchWorkspaceDirectly(ctx, api, integration.WithRequestModifier(multiRepoInit))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		defer func() {
+			err = stopWs(true)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("cannot stop workspace: %q", err)
+			}
+		}()
+
+		rsa, closer, err := integration.Instrument(integration.ComponentWorkspace, "workspace", cfg.Namespace(), kubeconfig, cfg.Client(),
+			integration.WithInstanceID(ws.Req.Id),
+			integration.WithContainer("workspace"),
+			integration.WithWorkspacekitLift(true),
+		)
+
+		integration.DeferCloser(t, closer)
+		defer rsa.Close()
+
+		assertRepositories(t, rsa)
+
+		return ctx
+	}).Feature()
+
+	testEnv.Test(t, f)
+}
+
+func assertRepositories(t *testing.T, rsa *rpc.Client) {
+	var ls agent.ListDirResponse
+	err := rsa.Call("WorkspaceAgent.ListDir", &agent.ListDirRequest{
+		Dir: "/workspace",
+	}, &ls)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	expected := make(map[string]*struct {
+		Cloned bool
+		Branch string
+	})
+	for _, r := range repos {
+		expected[r.CheckoutLocation] = &struct {
+			Cloned bool
+			Branch string
+		}{
+			Cloned: false,
+			Branch: r.CloneTarget,
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, dir := range ls.Files {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(dir, ".") {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, ok := expected[dir]; ok {
+			expected[dir].Cloned = true
+		} else {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected repository %s", dir)
+		}
+	}
+
+	git := common.Git(rsa)
+
+	for k, v := range expected {
+		if !v.Cloned {
+			t.Fatalf("repository %s has not been cloned", k)
+		}
+
+		branch, err := git.GetBranch(filepath.Join("/workspace", k))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if branch != v.Branch {
+			t.Fatalf("expected branch %s, but got %s", v.Branch, branch)
+		}
+	}
+}