diff --git a/acceptance/acceptance_test.go b/acceptance/acceptance_test.go
index 017e6e62b..bdd631703 100644
--- a/acceptance/acceptance_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/acceptance_test.go
@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ func TestSecrets(t *testing.T) {
 	testscript.Run(t, testScriptParamsFor(tsEnv, "secret"))
 }
 
+func TestVariables(t *testing.T) {
+	var tsEnv testScriptEnv
+	if err := tsEnv.fromEnv(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	testscript.Run(t, testScriptParamsFor(tsEnv, "variable"))
+}
+
 func testScriptParamsFor(tsEnv testScriptEnv, command string) testscript.Params {
 	var files []string
 	if tsEnv.script != "" {
diff --git a/acceptance/testdata/variable/variable-org.txtar b/acceptance/testdata/variable/variable-org.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c09381b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/testdata/variable/variable-org.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Setup environment variables used for testscript
+env2upper VAR_NAME=${SCRIPT_NAME}_${RANDOM_STRING}
+
+# Confirm organization variable does not exist, will fail admin:org scope missing
+exec gh variable list --org $ORG
+! stdout $VAR_NAME
+
+# Create an organization variable
+exec gh variable set $VAR_NAME --org $ORG --body 'just an org variable'
+
+# Defer organization variable cleanup
+defer gh variable delete $VAR_NAME --org $ORG
+
+# Verify new organization variable exists
+exec gh variable list --org $ORG
+stdout $VAR_NAME
+
+# Verify organization variable can be retrieved
+exec gh variable get $VAR_NAME --org $ORG
+stdout 'just an org variable'
diff --git a/acceptance/testdata/variable/variable-repo-env.txtar b/acceptance/testdata/variable/variable-repo-env.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99dbb6b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/testdata/variable/variable-repo-env.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Setup environment variables used for testscript
+env REPO=${SCRIPT_NAME}-${RANDOM_STRING}
+env ENV_NAME=testscripts
+env VAR_NAME=TESTSCRIPTS_ENV
+
+# Create a repository where the variable will be registered
+exec gh repo create $ORG/$REPO --add-readme --private
+
+# Defer repo cleanup
+defer gh repo delete --yes $ORG/$REPO
+
+# Clone the repo
+exec gh repo clone $ORG/$REPO
+cd $REPO
+
+# Create a repository environment, will fail if organization does not have environment support
+exec gh api /repos/$ORG/$REPO/environments/$ENV_NAME -X PUT --jq '.name'
+
+# Verify repository environment variable does not exist
+exec gh variable list --env $ENV_NAME
+! stdout $VAR_NAME
+
+# Create a repository environment variable
+exec gh variable set $VAR_NAME --env $ENV_NAME --body 'just a repo env variable'
+
+# Verify new repository environment variable exists
+exec gh variable list --env $ENV_NAME
+stdout $VAR_NAME
+
+# Verify repository environment variable can be retrieved
+exec gh variable get $VAR_NAME --env $ENV_NAME
+stdout 'just a repo env variable'
diff --git a/acceptance/testdata/variable/variable-repo.txtar b/acceptance/testdata/variable/variable-repo.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ff64db0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/testdata/variable/variable-repo.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Setup environment variables used for testscript
+env REPO=${SCRIPT_NAME}-${RANDOM_STRING}
+env VAR_NAME=TESTSCRIPTS
+
+# Create a repository where the variable will be registered
+exec gh repo create $ORG/$REPO --add-readme --private
+
+# Defer repo cleanup
+defer gh repo delete --yes $ORG/$REPO
+
+# Clone the repo
+exec gh repo clone $ORG/$REPO
+cd $REPO
+
+# Verify repository variable does not exist
+exec gh variable list
+! stdout $VAR_NAME
+
+# Create a repository variable
+exec gh variable set $VAR_NAME --body 'just a repo variable'
+
+# Verify new repository variable exists
+exec gh variable list
+stdout $VAR_NAME
+
+# Verify repository variable can be retrieved
+exec gh variable get $VAR_NAME
+stdout 'just a repo variable'