diff --git a/behave/features/createrequest.feature b/behave/features/createrequest.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee983966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/behave/features/createrequest.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Feature: `osc createrequest` command
+
+
+# common steps for all scenarios
+Background:
+   Given I set working directory to "{context.osc.temp}"
+    And I execute osc with args "branch test:factory/test-pkgA"
+    # the package gets forked from the devel project!
+    And I execute osc with args "co home:Admin:branches:test:devel/test-pkgA"
+    And I set working directory to "{context.osc.temp}/home:Admin:branches:test:devel/test-pkgA"
+
+
+@destructive
+Scenario: Run `osc createrequest`
+   When I copy file "{context.fixtures}/pac/test-pkgA-1.spec" to "{context.osc.temp}/home:Admin:branches:test:devel/test-pkgA/new_file"
+    And I execute osc with args "add new_file"
+    And I execute osc with args "ci -m 'commit description'"
+    And I execute osc with args "createrequest -a submit -m 'request description'"
+   Then the exit code is 0
+
+
+@destructive
+Scenario: Run `osc createrequest --supersede`
+  Given I copy file "{context.fixtures}/pac/test-pkgA-1.spec" to "{context.osc.temp}/home:Admin:branches:test:devel/test-pkgA/new_file"
+    And I execute osc with args "add new_file"
+    And I execute osc with args "ci -m 'commit description'"
+    And I execute osc with args "createrequest -a submit -m 'request description'"
+    And the exit code is 0
+    And I execute osc with args "api /request/1"
+    And stdout doesn't contain "<state name=\"superseded\">"
+   When I copy file "{context.fixtures}/pac/test-pkgA-1.spec" to "{context.osc.temp}/home:Admin:branches:test:devel/test-pkgA/another_file"
+    And I execute osc with args "add new_file"
+    And I execute osc with args "ci -m 'commit description'"
+    And I execute osc with args "createrequest -a submit -m 'request description' --supersede 1"
+   Then the exit code is 0
+    And I execute osc with args "api /request/1"
+    And stdout contains "<state name=\"superseded\".*superseded_by=\"2\">"
diff --git a/behave/features/steps/common.py b/behave/features/steps/common.py
index 04bc520d..03b42dd0 100644
--- a/behave/features/steps/common.py
+++ b/behave/features/steps/common.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import errno
 import os
+import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 
@@ -86,14 +87,28 @@ def run_in_context(context, cmd, can_fail=False, **run_args):
 def step_impl(context, text):
     if re.search(text.format(context=context), context.cmd_stdout):
         return
-    raise AssertionError("Stdout doesn't contain: %s" % text)
+    raise AssertionError("Stdout doesn't contain expected pattern: %s" % text)
+
+
+@behave.step("stdout doesn't contain \"{text}\"")
+def step_impl(context, text):
+    if not re.search(text.format(context=context), context.cmd_stdout):
+        return
+    raise AssertionError("Stdout is not supposed to contain pattern: %s" % text)
 
 
 @behave.step("stderr contains \"{text}\"")
 def step_impl(context, text):
     if re.search(text.format(context=context), context.cmd_stderr):
         return
-    raise AssertionError("Stderr doesn't contain: %s" % text)
+    raise AssertionError("Stderr doesn't contain expected pattern: %s" % text)
+
+
+@behave.step("stderr doesn't contain \"{text}\"")
+def step_impl(context, text):
+    if not re.search(text.format(context=context), context.cmd_stderr):
+        return
+    raise AssertionError("Stderr is not supposed to contain pattern: %s" % text)
 
 
 @behave.step("stdout is")
diff --git a/behave/features/submitrequest.feature b/behave/features/submitrequest.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..907757e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/behave/features/submitrequest.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Feature: `osc submitrequest` command
+
+
+# common steps for all scenarios
+Background:
+   Given I set working directory to "{context.osc.temp}"
+    And I execute osc with args "branch test:factory/test-pkgA"
+    # the package gets forked from the devel project!
+    And I execute osc with args "co home:Admin:branches:test:devel/test-pkgA"
+    And I set working directory to "{context.osc.temp}/home:Admin:branches:test:devel/test-pkgA"
+
+
+@destructive
+Scenario: Run `osc submitrequest`
+   When I copy file "{context.fixtures}/pac/test-pkgA-1.spec" to "{context.osc.temp}/home:Admin:branches:test:devel/test-pkgA/new_file"
+    And I execute osc with args "add new_file"
+    And I execute osc with args "ci -m 'commit description'"
+    And I execute osc with args "submitrequest -m 'request description'"
+   Then the exit code is 0
+
+
+@destructive
+Scenario: Run `osc submitrequest --supersede`
+  Given I copy file "{context.fixtures}/pac/test-pkgA-1.spec" to "{context.osc.temp}/home:Admin:branches:test:devel/test-pkgA/new_file"
+    And I execute osc with args "add new_file"
+    And I execute osc with args "ci -m 'commit description'"
+    And I execute osc with args "submitrequest -m 'request description'"
+    And the exit code is 0
+    And I execute osc with args "api /request/1"
+    And stdout doesn't contain "<state name=\"superseded\">"
+   When I copy file "{context.fixtures}/pac/test-pkgA-1.spec" to "{context.osc.temp}/home:Admin:branches:test:devel/test-pkgA/another_file"
+    And I execute osc with args "add new_file"
+    And I execute osc with args "ci -m 'commit description'"
+    And I execute osc with args "submitrequest -m 'request description' --supersede 1"
+   Then the exit code is 0
+    And I execute osc with args "api /request/1"
+    And stdout contains "<state name=\"superseded\".*superseded_by=\"2\">"