diff --git a/post-deployment/features/tango_tools.feature b/post-deployment/features/tango_tools.feature
index e69e513b0476e700db752368abdce8c6d39473f5..836de112f05624801d8084e4334c994cd763d34a 100644
--- a/post-deployment/features/tango_tools.feature
+++ b/post-deployment/features/tango_tools.feature
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ Scenario: Test starting itango session
   Given the TANGO_HOST is defined in the environment
   When I call the itango3 command with parameter simple-prompt
   Then the return code is 0
+
+Scenario: Test REST interface
+  Given the TANGO_HOST is defined in the environment
+  When I make a request with user tango-cs:tango to http://tango-base-tango-rest:8080/tango/rest/rc4/hosts/databaseds/10000/devices/sys/tg_test/1/attributes/boolean_scalar/value
+  Then the return code is 200
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/post-deployment/tests/test_tango_tools.py b/post-deployment/tests/test_tango_tools.py
index 109c8ca5ba453da4898d14e0c27854901e8e06e9..828c4c0a81cabf82e38c5f50da1350637d9c8d5f 100644
--- a/post-deployment/tests/test_tango_tools.py
+++ b/post-deployment/tests/test_tango_tools.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import tango
 import logging 
 import pytest
 import subprocess
+import requests
 
 from pytest_bdd import given, scenario, then, when, parsers, scenarios
 
@@ -28,11 +29,25 @@ def call_command(command, parameter):
         pytest.result = subprocess.run([command, "--"+parameter])
 
 
-@then('the return code is 0')
-def check_return_code():
-    """the result is 0."""
+@when(parsers.parse("I make a request with user {basic_auth} to {address}"))
+def curl_rest(basic_auth, address):
+    """Request basic attribute from test device"""
+    pytest.result = subprocess.run(["curl", "--user", basic_auth, address])
+    
+    url = address
+    auth_tuple = (basic_auth.split(':')[0], basic_auth.split(':')[1])
+
+    pytest.result = requests.get(url, auth=auth_tuple)
+
+
+@then(parsers.parse('the return code is {expected_result}'))
+def check_return_code(expected_result):
+    """the return code is as expected."""
     # return_code = call_command.returncode
-    return_code = pytest.result.returncode
-    assert return_code == 0, "Function returned {}".format(pytest.result)
+    if expected_result == 200:
+        assert pytest.result.status_code == expected_result, "Curl returned {}, expected {}".format(pytest.result, expected_result)
+    else:
+        return_code = pytest.result.returncode
+        assert str(return_code) == str(expected_result), "Function returned {}, expected {}".format(pytest.result, expected_result)
 
 scenarios('../features/tango_tools.feature')