diff --git a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/example_dags/example_dataproc.py b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/example_dags/example_dataproc.py
index a2f1c82bfe36..b6e1070df72b 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/example_dags/example_dataproc.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/example_dags/example_dataproc.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 OUTPUT_PATH = "gs://{}/{}/".format(BUCKET, OUTPUT_FOLDER)
 PYSPARK_MAIN = os.environ.get("PYSPARK_MAIN", "hello_world.py")
 PYSPARK_URI = "gs://{}/{}".format(BUCKET, PYSPARK_MAIN)
-
+SPARKR_MAIN = os.environ.get("SPARKR_MAIN", "hello_world.R")
+SPARKR_URI = "gs://{}/{}".format(BUCKET, SPARKR_MAIN)
 
 # Cluster definition
 CLUSTER = {
@@ -104,6 +105,12 @@
     "pyspark_job": {"main_python_file_uri": PYSPARK_URI},
 }
 
+SPARKR_JOB = {
+    "reference": {"project_id": PROJECT_ID},
+    "placement": {"cluster_name": CLUSTER_NAME},
+    "spark_r_job": {"main_r_file_uri": SPARKR_URI},
+}
+
 HIVE_JOB = {
     "reference": {"project_id": PROJECT_ID},
     "placement": {"cluster_name": CLUSTER_NAME},
@@ -157,6 +164,10 @@
         task_id="pyspark_task", job=PYSPARK_JOB, location=REGION, project_id=PROJECT_ID
     )
 
+    sparkr_task = DataprocSubmitJobOperator(
+        task_id="sparkr_task", job=SPARKR_JOB, location=REGION, project_id=PROJECT_ID
+    )
+
     hive_task = DataprocSubmitJobOperator(
         task_id="hive_task", job=HIVE_JOB, location=REGION, project_id=PROJECT_ID
     )
@@ -178,4 +189,5 @@
     scale_cluster >> spark_sql_task >> delete_cluster
     scale_cluster >> spark_task >> delete_cluster
     scale_cluster >> pyspark_task >> delete_cluster
+    scale_cluster >> sparkr_task >> delete_cluster
     scale_cluster >> hadoop_task >> delete_cluster
diff --git a/tests/providers/google/cloud/operators/test_dataproc_system.py b/tests/providers/google/cloud/operators/test_dataproc_system.py
index e6779a6baa9d..863ad5b5ce09 100644
--- a/tests/providers/google/cloud/operators/test_dataproc_system.py
+++ b/tests/providers/google/cloud/operators/test_dataproc_system.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 BUCKET = os.environ.get("GCP_DATAPROC_BUCKET", "dataproc-system-tests")
 PYSPARK_MAIN = os.environ.get("PYSPARK_MAIN", "hello_world.py")
 PYSPARK_URI = "gs://{}/{}".format(BUCKET, PYSPARK_MAIN)
+SPARKR_MAIN = os.environ.get("SPARKR_MAIN", "hello_world.R")
+SPARKR_URI = "gs://{}/{}".format(BUCKET, SPARKR_MAIN)
 
 pyspark_file = """
 #!/usr/bin/python
@@ -35,16 +37,32 @@
 print(words)
 """
 
+sparkr_file = """
+#!/usr/bin/r
+if (nchar(Sys.getenv("SPARK_HOME")) < 1) {
+Sys.setenv(SPARK_HOME = "/home/spark")
+}
+library(SparkR, lib.loc = c(file.path(Sys.getenv("SPARK_HOME"), "R", "lib")))
+sparkR.session()
+# Create the SparkDataFrame
+df <- as.DataFrame(faithful)
+head(summarize(groupBy(df, df$waiting), count = n(df$waiting)))
+"""
+
 
 @pytest.mark.backend("mysql", "postgres")
 @pytest.mark.credential_file(GCP_DATAPROC_KEY)
 class DataprocExampleDagsTest(GoogleSystemTest):
-
     @provide_gcp_context(GCP_DATAPROC_KEY)
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
         self.create_gcs_bucket(BUCKET)
-        self.upload_content_to_gcs(lines=pyspark_file, bucket=PYSPARK_URI, filename=PYSPARK_MAIN)
+        self.upload_content_to_gcs(
+            lines=pyspark_file, bucket=PYSPARK_URI, filename=PYSPARK_MAIN
+        )
+        self.upload_content_to_gcs(
+            lines=sparkr_file, bucket=SPARKR_URI, filename=SPARKR_MAIN
+        )
 
     @provide_gcp_context(GCP_DATAPROC_KEY)
     def tearDown(self):