diff --git a/cscs-checks/prgenv/ssh_environ_check.py b/cscs-checks/prgenv/ssh_environ_check.py
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+import reframe as rfm
+import reframe.utility.sanity as sn
+
+
+@rfm.simple_test
+class SSHLoginEnvCheck(rfm.RunOnlyRegressionTest):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.descr = ('Check the values of a set of environment variables '
+                      'when accessing remotely over SSH')
+        self.valid_systems = ['daint:login', 'dom:login']
+        self.valid_prog_environs = ['PrgEnv-cray']
+        reference = {
+            'CRAY_CPU_TARGET': 'haswell',
+            'CRAYPE_NETWORK_TARGET': 'aries',
+            'MODULEPATH': r'[\S+]',
+            'MODULESHOME': r'/opt/cray/pe/modules/[\d+\.+]',
+            'PE_PRODUCT_LIST': ('CRAYPE_HASWELL:CRAY_RCA:CRAY_ALPS:DVS:'
+                                'CRAY_XPMEM:CRAY_DMAPP:CRAY_PMI:CRAY_UGNI:'
+                                'CRAY_UDREG:CRAY_LIBSCI:CRAYPE:CRAY:'
+                                'PERFTOOLS:CRAYPAT'),
+            'SCRATCH': r'/scratch/[\S+]',
+            'XDG_RUNTIME_DIR': r'/run/user/[\d+]'
+        }
+        self.executable = 'ssh'
+        echo_args = ' '.join('{0}=${0}'.format(i) for i in reference.keys())
+        self.executable_opts = [self.current_system.name,
+                                'echo', "'%s'" % echo_args]
+        self.sanity_patterns = sn.all(
+            sn.map(self.assert_envvar, list(reference.items())))
+        self.maintainers = ['RS', 'LM']
+        self.tags = {'maintenance', 'production'}
+
+    def assert_envvar(self, v):
+        return sn.assert_found('='.join(v), self.stdout)