diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build_test_linux.yml
index c5f58f00..9a62d379 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test_linux.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Test
       run: make tests-ci
+      env:
+        RABBITMQ_STREAM_SKIP_RABBIT_START: "for system tests"
 
   e2e_test:
     name: E2E Test
diff --git a/pkg/stream/stream_suite_test.go b/pkg/stream/stream_suite_test.go
index 72f8f2c6..186dab99 100644
--- a/pkg/stream/stream_suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/stream/stream_suite_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 package stream_test
 
 import (
+	"github.com/onsi/gomega/gbytes"
+	"github.com/onsi/gomega/gexec"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -11,3 +18,67 @@ func TestStream(t *testing.T) {
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
 	RunSpecs(t, "Stream Suite")
 }
+
+const (
+	SystemTestSkipRabbitStart        = "RABBITMQ_STREAM_SKIP_RABBIT_START"
+	SystemTestEnvVarName             = "RABBITMQ_STREAM_RUN_SYSTEM_TEST"
+	containerName             string = "rabbitmq-stream-go-client"
+)
+
+var _ = SynchronizedBeforeSuite(func() {
+	// Just once
+	logger := log.New(GinkgoWriter, "[SBS] ", log.Ldate|log.Lmsgprefix)
+	if _, isSet := os.LookupEnv(SystemTestSkipRabbitStart); isSet {
+		logger.Println("System test variable to skip RabbitMQ start is set. Skipping...")
+		return
+	}
+
+	dockerRunArgs := strings.Split(
+		"run --rm --detach --name "+containerName+" "+
+			"-p 5672:5672 -p 15672:15672 -p 5552:5552 "+
+			"rabbitmq:3-management",
+		" ")
+	cmd := exec.Command("docker", dockerRunArgs...)
+	session, err := gexec.Start(cmd, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
+	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	session.Wait()
+
+	Eventually(func() *gbytes.Buffer {
+		cmd := exec.Command("docker", "exec", containerName, "epmd", "-names")
+		bufErr := gbytes.NewBuffer()
+		session, _ := gexec.Start(cmd, bufErr, bufErr)
+		session.Wait()
+		return bufErr
+	}).WithPolling(time.Second).WithTimeout(time.Second*10).
+		Should(gbytes.Say("rabbit"), "expected epmd to report rabbit app as running")
+
+	awaitStartArgs := strings.Split("exec --user rabbitmq -i "+containerName+" rabbitmqctl await_startup", " ")
+	awaitCmd := exec.Command("docker", awaitStartArgs...)
+	awaitSession, err := gexec.Start(awaitCmd, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
+	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	awaitSession.Wait(time.Second * 10)
+
+	enablePluginArgs := strings.Split("exec --user rabbitmq -i "+containerName+" rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_stream", " ")
+	enablePluginCmd := exec.Command("docker", enablePluginArgs...)
+	enablePluginSession, err := gexec.Start(enablePluginCmd, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
+	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	enablePluginSession.Wait(time.Second * 10)
+}, func() {
+	// All processes
+})
+
+var _ = SynchronizedAfterSuite(func() {
+	// all processes
+}, func() {
+	// Just once
+	logger := log.New(GinkgoWriter, "[SAS] ", log.Lmsgprefix|log.Ldate)
+	if _, isSet := os.LookupEnv("RABBITMQ_STREAM_KEEP_CONTAINER"); isSet {
+		logger.Println("Keep container env variable set. RabbitMQ container won't be stopped")
+		return
+	}
+	stopArgs := strings.Split("stop "+containerName, " ")
+	stopCmd := exec.Command("docker", stopArgs...)
+	session, err := gexec.Start(stopCmd, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
+	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+	session.Wait(time.Second * 15)
+})
diff --git a/pkg/stream/system_test.go b/pkg/stream/system_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fca87b57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/stream/system_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+//go:build rabbitmq.stream.system_test
+
+package stream_test