diff --git a/changelog/61100.fixed.md b/changelog/61100.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7ac2b6bc3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/61100.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed state.test does not work with salt-ssh
diff --git a/salt/client/ssh/wrapper/state.py b/salt/client/ssh/wrapper/state.py
index 8e059f2532d..b2cfdaf67e4 100644
--- a/salt/client/ssh/wrapper/state.py
+++ b/salt/client/ssh/wrapper/state.py
@@ -1242,3 +1242,18 @@ def single(fun, name, test=None, **kwargs):
         pass
 
     return {"local": salt.client.ssh.wrapper.parse_ret(stdout, stderr, retcode)}
+
+
+def test(*args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    .. versionadded:: 3001
+
+    Alias for `state.apply` with the kwarg `test` forced to `True`.
+
+    This is a nicety to avoid the need to type out `test=True` and the possibility of
+    a typo causing changes you do not intend.
+    """
+    kwargs["test"] = True
+    ret = apply_(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    return ret
diff --git a/tests/pytests/integration/ssh/conftest.py b/tests/pytests/integration/ssh/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ecc58a6d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pytests/integration/ssh/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def state_tree(base_env_state_tree_root_dir):
+    top_file = """
+    {%- from "map.jinja" import abc with context %}
+    base:
+      'localhost':
+        - basic
+      '127.0.0.1':
+        - basic
+    """
+    map_file = """
+    {%- set abc = "def" %}
+    """
+    state_file = """
+    {%- from "map.jinja" import abc with context %}
+    Ok with {{ abc }}:
+      test.succeed_with_changes
+    """
+    top_tempfile = pytest.helpers.temp_file(
+        "top.sls", top_file, base_env_state_tree_root_dir
+    )
+    map_tempfile = pytest.helpers.temp_file(
+        "map.jinja", map_file, base_env_state_tree_root_dir
+    )
+    state_tempfile = pytest.helpers.temp_file(
+        "test.sls", state_file, base_env_state_tree_root_dir
+    )
+    with top_tempfile, map_tempfile, state_tempfile:
+        yield
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def state_tree_dir(base_env_state_tree_root_dir):
+    """
+    State tree with files to test salt-ssh
+    when the map.jinja file is in another directory
+    """
+    top_file = """
+    {%- from "test/map.jinja" import abc with context %}
+    base:
+      'localhost':
+        - test
+      '127.0.0.1':
+        - test
+    """
+    map_file = """
+    {%- set abc = "def" %}
+    """
+    state_file = """
+    {%- from "test/map.jinja" import abc with context %}
+
+    Ok with {{ abc }}:
+      test.succeed_without_changes
+    """
+    top_tempfile = pytest.helpers.temp_file(
+        "top.sls", top_file, base_env_state_tree_root_dir
+    )
+    map_tempfile = pytest.helpers.temp_file(
+        "test/map.jinja", map_file, base_env_state_tree_root_dir
+    )
+    state_tempfile = pytest.helpers.temp_file(
+        "test.sls", state_file, base_env_state_tree_root_dir
+    )
+
+    with top_tempfile, map_tempfile, state_tempfile:
+        yield
diff --git a/tests/pytests/integration/ssh/state/test_state.py b/tests/pytests/integration/ssh/state/test_state.py
index 62e8cbf513b..a7ebb22a601 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/integration/ssh/state/test_state.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/integration/ssh/state/test_state.py
@@ -101,3 +101,13 @@ def test_state_high(salt_ssh_cli):
     """
     ret = salt_ssh_cli.run("state.high", '{"echo blah": {"cmd": ["run"]}}')
     assert ret.data["cmd_|-echo blah_|-echo blah_|-run"]["changes"]["stdout"] == "blah"
+
+
+def test_state_test(salt_ssh_cli, state_tree):
+    ret = salt_ssh_cli.run("state.test", "test")
+    assert ret.returncode == 0
+    assert ret.data
+    assert (
+        ret.data["test_|-Ok with def_|-Ok with def_|-succeed_with_changes"]["result"]
+        is None
+    )