diff --git a/tests/show_test.py b/tests/show_test.py
index ddb59078b2..98433e68e0 100644
--- a/tests/show_test.py
+++ b/tests/show_test.py
@@ -147,3 +147,26 @@ def test_show_version():
     runner = CliRunner()
     result = runner.invoke(show.cli.commands["version"])
     assert "SONiC OS Version: 11" in result.output
+
+
+class TestShowRunningconfiguration(object):
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_class(cls):
+        print('SETUP')
+        os.environ['UTILITIES_UNIT_TESTING'] = '1'
+
+    @patch('show.main.run_command')
+    def test_rc_syslog(self, mock_rc):
+        runner = CliRunner()
+
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            show.cli.commands['runningconfiguration'].commands['syslog'])
+        print(result.exit_code)
+        print(result.output)
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        # mock_rc.assert_called_once_with('date')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def teardown_class(cls):
+        print('TEARDOWN')
diff --git a/tests/syslog_input/rsyslog.conf b/tests/syslog_input/rsyslog.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2a269a816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/syslog_input/rsyslog.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Managed by Ansible
+# file: ansible/roles/acs/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2
+###############################################################################
+#
+#  /etc/rsyslog.conf    Configuration file for rsyslog.
+#
+#                       For more information see
+#                       /usr/share/doc/rsyslog-doc/html/rsyslog_conf.html
+
+
+#################
+#### MODULES ####
+#################
+
+$ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
+$ModLoad imklog   # provides kernel logging support
+#$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability
+
+# provides UDP syslog reception
+$ModLoad imudp
+$UDPServerAddress 127.0.0.1  #bind to localhost before udp server run
+$UDPServerRun 514
+
+# provides TCP syslog reception
+#$ModLoad imtcp
+#$InputTCPServerRun 514
+
+
+###########################
+#### GLOBAL DIRECTIVES ####
+###########################
+#
+# Use traditional timestamp format.
+# To enable high precision timestamps, comment out the following line.
+#
+#$ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat
+
+# Define a custom template
+$template SONiCFileFormat,"%timegenerated%.%timegenerated:::date-subseconds% %HOSTNAME% %syslogseverity-text:::uppercase% %syslogtag%%msg:::sp-if-no-1st-sp%%msg:::drop-last-lf%\n"
+$ActionFileDefaultTemplate SONiCFileFormat
+
+template(name="WelfRemoteFormat" type="string" string="%TIMESTAMP% id=firewall time=\"%timereported\
+:::date-year%-%timereported:::date-month%-%timereported:::date-day% %timereported:::date-hour%:%timereported:::date-minute%:%timereported\
+:::date-second%\" fw=\"sonic\" pri=%syslogpriority% msg=\"%syslogtag%%msg:::sp-if-no-1st-sp%%msg:::drop-last-lf%\"\n")
+
+#Set remote syslog server
+*.notice
+action(type="omfwd" Target="1.1.1.1" Port="514" Protocol="udp" Device="eth0" Template="SONiCFileFormat")
+
+#
+# Set the default permissions for all log files.
+#
+$FileOwner root
+$FileGroup adm
+$FileCreateMode 0640
+$DirCreateMode 0755
+$Umask 0022
+
+#
+# Where to place spool and state files
+#
+$WorkDirectory /var/spool/rsyslog
+
+#
+# Include all config files in /etc/rsyslog.d/
+#
+$IncludeConfig /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf
+
+#
+# Suppress duplicate messages and report "message repeated n times"
+#
+$RepeatedMsgReduction on
+
+###############
+#### RULES ####
+###############
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