diff --git a/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/conditions.test.ext b/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/conditions.test.ext
index ff123782d35..21b21c26799 100644
--- a/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/conditions.test.ext
+++ b/tests/gold_tests/autest-site/conditions.test.ext
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ def HasATSFeature(self, feature):
         "ATS feature not enabled: {feature}".format(feature=feature)
     )
 
+#test if a plugin exists in the libexec folder
+def PluginExists(self, pluginname):
+
+    path = self.Variables.PLUGINDIR + "/"
+    return self.Condition(lambda: os.path.isfile(path + pluginname) == True, "The plugin: " + pluginname + " does not exist in " + path )
+
 
 ExtendCondition(HasATSFeature)
 ExtendCondition(HasCurlFeature)
+ExtendCondition(PluginExists)
+