diff --git a/backend/union/union_test.go b/backend/union/union_test.go
index b3c59573f..98d34a68b 100644
--- a/backend/union/union_test.go
+++ b/backend/union/union_test.go
@@ -2,17 +2,154 @@
 package union_test
 
 import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/backend/local"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fstest"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fstest/fstests"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 // TestIntegration runs integration tests against the remote
 func TestIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	if *fstest.RemoteName == "" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping as -remote not set")
+	}
 	fstests.Run(t, &fstests.Opt{
-		RemoteName:  "TestUnion:",
-		NilObject:   nil,
-		SkipFsMatch: true,
+		RemoteName:                   *fstest.RemoteName,
+		UnimplementableFsMethods:     []string{"OpenWriterAt", "DuplicateFiles"},
+		UnimplementableObjectMethods: []string{"MimeType"},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestStandard(t *testing.T) {
+	if *fstest.RemoteName != "" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping as -remote set")
+	}
+	tempdir1 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-standard1")
+	tempdir2 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-standard2")
+	tempdir3 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-standard3")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir1, 0744))
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir2, 0744))
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir3, 0744))
+	upstreams := tempdir1 + " " + tempdir2 + " " + tempdir3
+	name := "TestUnion"
+	fstests.Run(t, &fstests.Opt{
+		RemoteName: name + ":",
+		ExtraConfig: []fstests.ExtraConfigItem{
+			{Name: name, Key: "type", Value: "union"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "upstreams", Value: upstreams},
+			{Name: name, Key: "action_policy", Value: "epall"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "create_policy", Value: "epmfs"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "search_policy", Value: "ff"},
+		},
+		UnimplementableFsMethods:     []string{"OpenWriterAt", "DuplicateFiles"},
+		UnimplementableObjectMethods: []string{"MimeType"},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestRO(t *testing.T) {
+	if *fstest.RemoteName != "" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping as -remote set")
+	}
+	tempdir1 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-ro1")
+	tempdir2 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-ro2")
+	tempdir3 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-ro3")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir1, 0744))
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir2, 0744))
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir3, 0744))
+	upstreams := tempdir1 + " " + tempdir2 + ":ro " + tempdir3 + ":ro"
+	name := "TestUnionRO"
+	fstests.Run(t, &fstests.Opt{
+		RemoteName: name + ":",
+		ExtraConfig: []fstests.ExtraConfigItem{
+			{Name: name, Key: "type", Value: "union"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "upstreams", Value: upstreams},
+			{Name: name, Key: "action_policy", Value: "epall"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "create_policy", Value: "epmfs"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "search_policy", Value: "ff"},
+		},
+		UnimplementableFsMethods:     []string{"OpenWriterAt", "DuplicateFiles"},
+		UnimplementableObjectMethods: []string{"MimeType"},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestNC(t *testing.T) {
+	if *fstest.RemoteName != "" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping as -remote set")
+	}
+	tempdir1 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-nc1")
+	tempdir2 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-nc2")
+	tempdir3 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-nc3")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir1, 0744))
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir2, 0744))
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir3, 0744))
+	upstreams := tempdir1 + " " + tempdir2 + ":nc " + tempdir3 + ":nc"
+	name := "TestUnionNC"
+	fstests.Run(t, &fstests.Opt{
+		RemoteName: name + ":",
+		ExtraConfig: []fstests.ExtraConfigItem{
+			{Name: name, Key: "type", Value: "union"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "upstreams", Value: upstreams},
+			{Name: name, Key: "action_policy", Value: "epall"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "create_policy", Value: "epmfs"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "search_policy", Value: "ff"},
+		},
+		UnimplementableFsMethods:     []string{"OpenWriterAt", "DuplicateFiles"},
+		UnimplementableObjectMethods: []string{"MimeType"},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestPolicy1(t *testing.T) {
+	if *fstest.RemoteName != "" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping as -remote set")
+	}
+	tempdir1 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-policy11")
+	tempdir2 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-policy12")
+	tempdir3 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-policy13")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir1, 0744))
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir2, 0744))
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir3, 0744))
+	upstreams := tempdir1 + " " + tempdir2 + " " + tempdir3
+	name := "TestUnionPolicy1"
+	fstests.Run(t, &fstests.Opt{
+		RemoteName: name + ":",
+		ExtraConfig: []fstests.ExtraConfigItem{
+			{Name: name, Key: "type", Value: "union"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "upstreams", Value: upstreams},
+			{Name: name, Key: "action_policy", Value: "all"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "create_policy", Value: "lus"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "search_policy", Value: "all"},
+		},
+		UnimplementableFsMethods:     []string{"OpenWriterAt", "DuplicateFiles"},
+		UnimplementableObjectMethods: []string{"MimeType"},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestPolicy2(t *testing.T) {
+	if *fstest.RemoteName != "" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping as -remote set")
+	}
+	tempdir1 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-policy21")
+	tempdir2 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-policy22")
+	tempdir3 := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "rclone-union-test-policy23")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir1, 0744))
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir2, 0744))
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(tempdir3, 0744))
+	upstreams := tempdir1 + " " + tempdir2 + " " + tempdir3
+	name := "TestUnionPolicy2"
+	fstests.Run(t, &fstests.Opt{
+		RemoteName: name + ":",
+		ExtraConfig: []fstests.ExtraConfigItem{
+			{Name: name, Key: "type", Value: "union"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "upstreams", Value: upstreams},
+			{Name: name, Key: "action_policy", Value: "all"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "create_policy", Value: "rand"},
+			{Name: name, Key: "search_policy", Value: "ff"},
+		},
+		UnimplementableFsMethods:     []string{"OpenWriterAt", "DuplicateFiles"},
+		UnimplementableObjectMethods: []string{"MimeType"},
 	})
 }