diff --git a/tests/integration/checkpoint.bats b/tests/integration/checkpoint.bats
index 615ef8cb6..fe351e747 100644
--- a/tests/integration/checkpoint.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/checkpoint.bats
@@ -405,3 +405,44 @@ function simple_cr() {
 	# busybox should be back up and running
 	testcontainer test_busybox running
 }
+
+@test "checkpoint then restore into a different cgroup (via --manage-cgroups-mode ignore)" {
+	set_resources_limit
+	set_cgroups_path
+	runc run -d --console-socket "$CONSOLE_SOCKET" test_busybox
+	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+	testcontainer test_busybox running
+
+	local orig_path
+	orig_path=$(get_cgroup_path "pids")
+	# Check that the cgroup exists.
+	test -d "$orig_path"
+
+	runc checkpoint --work-path ./work-dir --manage-cgroups-mode ignore test_busybox
+	grep -B 5 Error ./work-dir/dump.log || true
+	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+	testcontainer test_busybox checkpointed
+	# Check that the cgroup is gone.
+	! test -d "$orig_path"
+
+	# Restore into a different cgroup.
+	set_cgroups_path # Changes the path.
+	runc restore -d --manage-cgroups-mode ignore --pid-file pid \
+		--work-path ./work-dir --console-socket "$CONSOLE_SOCKET" test_busybox
+	grep -B 5 Error ./work-dir/restore.log || true
+	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+	testcontainer test_busybox running
+
+	# Check that the old cgroup path doesn't exist.
+	! test -d "$orig_path"
+
+	# Check that the new path exists.
+	local new_path
+	new_path=$(get_cgroup_path "pids")
+	test -d "$new_path"
+
+	# Check that container's init is in the new cgroup.
+	local pid
+	pid=$(cat "pid")
+	grep -q "${REL_CGROUPS_PATH}$" "/proc/$pid/cgroup"
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/helpers.bash b/tests/integration/helpers.bash
index a9b70ffd8..f07996450 100644
--- a/tests/integration/helpers.bash
+++ b/tests/integration/helpers.bash
@@ -232,19 +232,27 @@ function set_cgroups_path() {
 	update_config '.linux.cgroupsPath |= "'"${OCI_CGROUPS_PATH}"'"'
 }
 
+# Get a path to cgroup directory, based on controller name.
+# Parameters:
+#  $1: controller name (like "pids") or a file name (like "pids.max").
+function get_cgroup_path() {
+	if [ -v CGROUP_V2 ]; then
+		echo "$CGROUP_PATH"
+		return
+	fi
+
+	local var cgroup
+	var=${1%%.*}                  # controller name (e.g. memory)
+	var=CGROUP_${var^^}_BASE_PATH # variable name (e.g. CGROUP_MEMORY_BASE_PATH)
+	eval cgroup=\$"${var}${REL_CGROUPS_PATH}"
+	echo "$cgroup"
+}
+
 # Get a value from a cgroup file.
 function get_cgroup_value() {
-	local source=$1
-	local cgroup var current
-
-	if [ -v CGROUP_V2 ]; then
-		cgroup=$CGROUP_PATH
-	else
-		var=${source%%.*}             # controller name (e.g. memory)
-		var=CGROUP_${var^^}_BASE_PATH # variable name (e.g. CGROUP_MEMORY_BASE_PATH)
-		eval cgroup=\$"${var}${REL_CGROUPS_PATH}"
-	fi
-	cat "$cgroup/$source"
+	local cgroup
+	cgroup="$(get_cgroup_path "$1")"
+	cat "$cgroup/$1"
 }
 
 # Helper to check a if value in a cgroup file matches the expected one.