diff --git a/tests/contest/contest/src/main.rs b/tests/contest/contest/src/main.rs
index e0d3a4a02..c8443ced3 100644
--- a/tests/contest/contest/src/main.rs
+++ b/tests/contest/contest/src/main.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use crate::tests::linux_ns_itype::get_ns_itype_tests;
 use crate::tests::mounts_recursive::get_mounts_recursive_test;
 use crate::tests::no_pivot::get_no_pivot_test;
 use crate::tests::pidfile::get_pidfile_test;
+use crate::tests::process::get_process_test;
 use crate::tests::readonly_paths::get_ro_paths_test;
 use crate::tests::scheduler::get_scheduler_test;
 use crate::tests::seccomp::get_seccomp_test;
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let scheduler = get_scheduler_test();
     let io_priority_test = get_io_priority_test();
     let devices = get_devices_test();
+    let process = get_process_test();
     let no_pivot = get_no_pivot_test();
 
     tm.add_test_group(Box::new(cl));
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     tm.add_test_group(Box::new(sysctl));
     tm.add_test_group(Box::new(scheduler));
     tm.add_test_group(Box::new(devices));
+    tm.add_test_group(Box::new(process));
     tm.add_test_group(Box::new(no_pivot));
 
     tm.add_test_group(Box::new(io_priority_test));
diff --git a/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/mod.rs b/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/mod.rs
index 7a742d384..da7bdb150 100644
--- a/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pub mod linux_ns_itype;
 pub mod mounts_recursive;
 pub mod no_pivot;
 pub mod pidfile;
+pub mod process;
 pub mod readonly_paths;
 pub mod scheduler;
 pub mod seccomp;
diff --git a/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/process/mod.rs b/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/process/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8237bcd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/process/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mod process_test;
+pub use process_test::get_process_test;
diff --git a/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/process/process_test.rs b/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/process/process_test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d605e5c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/process/process_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+use crate::utils::test_inside_container;
+use anyhow::{bail, Context, Ok, Result};
+use oci_spec::runtime::{ProcessBuilder, Spec, SpecBuilder};
+use std::fs;
+use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+use test_framework::{test_result, Test, TestGroup, TestResult};
+
+fn create_spec() -> Result<Spec> {
+    let spec = SpecBuilder::default()
+        .process(
+            ProcessBuilder::default()
+                .cwd("/test")
+                .env(vec!["testa=valuea".into(), "testb=123".into()])
+                .build()
+                .expect("error in creating process config"),
+        )
+        .build()
+        .context("failed to build spec")?;
+
+    Ok(spec)
+}
+
+fn process_test() -> TestResult {
+    let spec = test_result!(create_spec());
+    test_inside_container(spec, &|_| {
+        match fs::create_dir("/test") {
+            Result::Ok(_) => { /*This is expected*/ }
+            Err(e) => {
+                bail!(e)
+            }
+        }
+        let metadata = fs::metadata("/test")?;
+        let mut permissions = metadata.permissions();
+        permissions.set_mode(0o700);
+
+        Ok(())
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn get_process_test() -> TestGroup {
+    let mut process_test_group = TestGroup::new("process");
+
+    let test = Test::new("process_test", Box::new(process_test));
+    process_test_group.add(vec![Box::new(test)]);
+
+    process_test_group
+}
diff --git a/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/main.rs b/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/main.rs
index 486495a8b..41b06fb7c 100644
--- a/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/main.rs
+++ b/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/main.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ fn get_spec() -> Spec {
     }
 }
 
-////////// ANCHOR: example_runtimetest_main
 fn main() {
     let spec = get_spec();
     let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ fn main() {
         "io_priority_class_be" => tests::test_io_priority_class(&spec, IoprioClassBe),
         "io_priority_class_idle" => tests::test_io_priority_class(&spec, IoprioClassIdle),
         "devices" => tests::validate_devices(&spec),
+        "process" => tests::validate_process(&spec),
         "no_pivot" => tests::validate_rootfs(),
         _ => eprintln!("error due to unexpected execute test name: {execute_test}"),
     }
diff --git a/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/tests.rs b/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/tests.rs
index dec34dee3..52e57a5d0 100644
--- a/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+use std::env;
 use std::fs::{self, read_dir};
 use std::os::linux::fs::MetadataExt;
 use std::os::unix::fs::{FileTypeExt, PermissionsExt};
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+
 use nix::errno::Errno;
 use nix::libc;
 use nix::sys::utsname;
@@ -546,6 +548,34 @@ pub fn test_io_priority_class(spec: &Spec, io_priority_class: IOPriorityClass) {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn validate_process(spec: &Spec) {
+    let process = spec.process().as_ref().unwrap();
+
+    if process.cwd().ne(&getcwd().unwrap()) {
+        eprintln!(
+            "error due to spec cwd want {:?}, got {:?}",
+            process.cwd(),
+            getcwd().unwrap()
+        )
+    }
+
+    if env::var("testa").unwrap().to_string().ne("valuea") {
+        eprintln!(
+            "error due to spec environment value of testa want {:?}, got {:?}",
+            "valuea",
+            env::var("testa")
+        )
+    }
+
+    if env::var("testb").unwrap().to_string().ne("123") {
+        eprintln!(
+            "error due to spec environment value of testb want {:?}, got {:?}",
+            "123",
+            env::var("testb")
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 // the validate_rootfs function is used to validate the rootfs of the container is
 // as expected. This function is used in the no_pivot test to validate the rootfs
 pub fn validate_rootfs() {