diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 543e51b..44534b1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ stages:
   - test
   - deploy
 
-test_roles_job:
+test_roles:
   stage: test
   before_script:
     - zypper -qn in --no-recommends python3 python3-PyYAML
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ test_roles_job:
   tags:
     - docker
 
+test_show_highstate:
+  stage: test
+  before_script:
+    - zypper -qn in --no-recommends salt git python3 python3-PyYAML
+    - rm -rf /srv/{salt,pillar}
+    - ln -s $PWD/salt /srv/salt
+    - ln -s $PWD/pillar /srv/pillar
+    - sed -i -e 's/^production:$/base:/' /srv/{salt,pillar}/top.sls
+    - bin/get_formulas.py -c /srv/formula -s
+  script: bin/test_show_highstate.py
+  tags:
+    - docker
+
 deploy_job:
   stage: deploy
   script: salt-call event.fire_master update salt/fileserver/gitfs/update
diff --git a/FORMULAS.yaml b/FORMULAS.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbc3874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FORMULAS.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+dhcpd: {}
+elasticsearch:
+  namespace: 'cboltz'
+  pending:
+    - 'https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/elasticsearch-formula/pull/36'
+grains:
+  namespace: 'tampakrap'
+keepalived: {}
+limits:
+  namespace: 'ryancurrah'
+locale: {}
+mysql: {}
+ntp: {}
+openldap: {}
+openssh: {}
+powerdns: {}
+salt: {}
+sqlite:
+  namespace: 'tampakrap'
+sssd:
+  original_namespace: 'Spark-Networks'
+  namespace: 'tampakrap'
+  pending:
+    - 'https://github.com/Spark-Networks/salt-sssd-formula/pull/1'
+  prefix: 'salt-'
+sudoers: {}
+timezone: {}
+users: {}
+zypper:
+  namespace: 'tampakrap'
diff --git a/bin/get_formulas.py b/bin/get_formulas.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f7c314b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/get_formulas.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+# For description and usage, see the argparse options at the end of the file
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import yaml
+
+
+def clone(DEST, SYMLINK=False):
+    def use_git_to_clone_or_pull_repo():
+        # pygit2 is not available for python3 in Leap, use plain git instead
+
+        import subprocess
+
+        if not os.path.exists(DEST):
+            os.mkdir(DEST)
+        if os.path.isdir(FULL_PATH):
+            subprocess.Popen(['git', 'pull'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        else:
+            subprocess.Popen(['git', 'clone', url, FULL_PATH], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+    def use_pygit2_to_clone_or_pull_repo():
+        import pygit2
+
+        if os.path.isdir(FULL_PATH):
+            repo = pygit2.Repository(FULL_PATH)
+            repo.checkout('HEAD')
+        else:
+            pygit2.clone_repository(url, FULL_PATH, bare=False)
+
+    for formula, data in FORMULAS.items():
+        namespace = data.get('namespace', 'saltstack-formulas')
+        prefix = data.get('prefix', '')
+        url = 'https://github.com/%s/%s%s-formula' % (namespace, prefix, formula)
+        FULL_PATH = '%s/%s-formula' % (DEST, formula)
+        use_git_to_clone_or_pull_repo()
+        if SYMLINK:
+            os.symlink('%s/%s' % (FULL_PATH, formula), '/srv/salt/%s' % formula)
+
+
+with open('FORMULAS.yaml', 'r') as f:
+    FORMULAS = yaml.load(f)
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Loads the formulas from FORMULAS.yaml and optionally clones them in a specified destination. Optionally it can also create a symlink from the cloned path to /srv/salt, useful for the CI worker.')
+parser.add_argument('-c', '--clone', nargs=1, help='Clones the formulas to a specified destination that is passed as option to this argument.')
+parser.add_argument('-s', '--symlink', action='store_true', help='Creates symlink from the specified destination to /srv/salt.')
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+if args.clone:
+    clone(args.clone[0], args.symlink)
diff --git a/bin/test_show_highstate.py b/bin/test_show_highstate.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bf70ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/test_show_highstate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Runs state.show_highstate using all localized grains' combinations
+
+set -e
+
+RUN_TEST="salt-call --local --retcode-passthrough state.show_highstate"
+ROLES=$(bin/get_roles.py --yaml)
+
+echo 'domain: infra.opensuse.org' > /etc/salt/grains
+printf "city:\ncountry:\nsalt_cluster: opensuse\nvirt_cluster:\n$ROLES" > pillar/id/${HOSTNAME}.sls
+
+sed -i -e 's/\(city:\).*/\1 nuremberg/' -e 's/\(country:\).*/\1 de/' -e 's/\(virt_cluster:\).*/\1 atreju/'  pillar/id/${HOSTNAME}.sls
+$RUN_TEST > /dev/null
+echo "PASSED: country: de"
+
+sed -i -e 's/\(city:\).*/\1 provo/' -e 's/\(country:\).*/\1 us/' -e 's/\(virt_cluster:\).*/\1 bryce/'  pillar/id/${HOSTNAME}.sls
+$RUN_TEST > /dev/null
+echo "PASSED: country: us"