diff --git a/cscs-checks/libraries/hpx/hpx_hello_world.py b/cscs-checks/libraries/hpx/hpx_hello_world.py
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+import reframe as rfm
+import reframe.utility.sanity as sn
+
+
+@rfm.simple_test
+class HelloWorldHPXCheck(rfm.RunOnlyRegressionTest):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
+        self.descr = 'HPX hello, world check'
+        self.valid_systems = ['daint:gpu, daint:mc', 'dom:gpu', 'dom:mc']
+        self.valid_prog_environs = ['PrgEnv-gnu']
+
+        self.modules = ['HPX']
+        self.executable = 'hello_world'
+        self.sourcesdir = None
+
+        self.use_multithreading = None
+
+        self.tags = {'production'}
+        self.maintainers = ['VH', 'JG']
+
+    def setup(self, partition, environ, **job_opts):
+        hellos = sn.findall(r'hello world from OS-thread \s*(?P<tid>\d+) on '
+                            r'locality (?P<lid>\d+)', self.stdout)
+
+        if partition.fullname == 'daint:gpu':
+            self.num_tasks = 2
+            self.num_tasks_per_node = 1
+            self.num_cpus_per_task = 12
+        elif partition.fullname == 'daint:mc':
+            self.num_tasks = 2
+            self.num_tasks_per_node = 1
+            self.num_cpus_per_task = 36
+        elif partition.fullname == 'dom:gpu':
+            self.num_tasks = 2
+            self.num_tasks_per_node = 1
+            self.num_cpus_per_task = 12
+        elif partition.fullname == 'dom:mc':
+            self.num_tasks = 2
+            self.num_tasks_per_node = 1
+            self.num_cpus_per_task = 36
+
+        self.executable_opts = ['--hpx:threads=%s' % self.num_cpus_per_task]
+
+        # https://stellar-group.github.io/hpx/docs/sphinx/branches/master/html/terminology.html#term-locality
+        num_localities = self.num_tasks // self.num_tasks_per_node
+        assert_num_tasks = sn.assert_eq(sn.count(hellos),
+                                        self.num_tasks*self.num_cpus_per_task)
+        assert_threads = sn.map(lambda x: sn.assert_lt(int(x.group('tid')),
+                                self.num_cpus_per_task), hellos)
+        assert_localities = sn.map(lambda x: sn.assert_lt(int(x.group('lid')),
+                                   num_localities), hellos)
+
+        self.sanity_patterns = sn.all(sn.chain([assert_num_tasks],
+                                               assert_threads,
+                                               assert_localities))
+
+        super().setup(partition, environ, **job_opts)