diff --git a/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirementIT.java b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirementIT.java
index d557aed..f53a087 100644
--- a/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirementIT.java
+++ b/owners/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/OwnersSubmitRequirementIT.java
@@ -93,6 +93,33 @@
     assertThat(changeReady.requirements).isEmpty();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  @GlobalPluginConfig(
+      pluginName = "owners",
+      name = "owners.enableSubmitRequirement",
+      value = "true")
+  public void shouldRequireApprovalFromRootOwner() throws Exception {
+    TestAccount admin2 = accountCreator.admin2();
+    addOwnerFileToRoot(true, admin2);
+
+    PushOneCommit.Result r = createChange("Add a file", "foo", "bar");
+    ChangeApi changeApi = forChange(r);
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReady = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReady.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    changeApi.current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval = changeApi.get();
+    assertThat(changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval.submittable).isFalse();
+    assertThat(changeNotReadyAfterSelfApproval.requirements).containsExactly(NOT_READY);
+
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin2.id());
+    forChange(r).current().review(ReviewInput.approve());
+    ChangeInfo changeReady = forChange(r).get();
+    assertThat(changeReady.submittable).isTrue();
+    assertThat(changeReady.requirements).containsExactly(READY);
+  }
+
   private ChangeApi forChange(PushOneCommit.Result r) throws RestApiException {
     return gApi.changes().id(r.getChangeId());
   }
@@ -123,4 +150,20 @@
                     .collect(joining())),
             ""));
   }
+
+  private void addOwnerFileToRoot(boolean inherit, TestAccount u) throws Exception {
+    // Add OWNERS file to root:
+    //
+    // inherited: true
+    // owners:
+    // - u.email()
+    merge(
+        createChange(
+            testRepo,
+            "master",
+            "Add OWNER file",
+            "OWNERS",
+            String.format("inherited: %s\nowners:\n- %s\n", inherit, u.email()),
+            ""));
+  }
 }