diff --git a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_op-mode_show.py b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_op-mode_show.py
index fba60cc016..62f8e88dac 100755
--- a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_op-mode_show.py
+++ b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_op-mode_show.py
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import unittest
+
 from base_vyostest_shim import VyOSUnitTestSHIM
 
+from vyos.utils.process import cmd
 from vyos.version import get_version
 
 base_path = ['show']
@@ -29,6 +31,11 @@ def test_op_mode_show_version(self):
         version = get_version()
         self.assertIn(f'Version:          VyOS {version}', tmp)
 
+    def test_op_mode_show_version_kernel(self):
+        # Retrieve output of "show version" OP-mode command
+        tmp = self.op_mode(base_path + ['version', 'kernel'])
+        self.assertEqual(cmd('uname -r'), tmp)
+
     def test_op_mode_show_vrf(self):
         # Retrieve output of "show version" OP-mode command
         tmp = self.op_mode(base_path + ['vrf'])
diff --git a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_service_stunnel.py b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_service_stunnel.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755