diff --git a/tests/sync_jobs.rs b/tests/sync_jobs.rs
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+use pbs_api_types::{BackupGroup, BackupType, GroupFilter};
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_no_filters() {
+    let group_filters = vec![];
+
+    let do_backup = vec![
+        "vm/101", "vm/102", "vm/103", "vm/104", "vm/105", "vm/106", "vm/107", "vm/108", "vm/109",
+    ];
+
+    for id in do_backup {
+        assert!(BackupGroup::new(BackupType::Vm, id).apply_filters(&group_filters));
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_include_filters() {
+    let group_filters = vec![GroupFilter::from_str("regex:.*10[2-8]").unwrap()];
+
+    let do_backup = vec![
+        "vm/102", "vm/103", "vm/104", "vm/105", "vm/106", "vm/107", "vm/108",
+    ];
+
+    let dont_backup = vec!["vm/101", "vm/109"];
+
+    for id in do_backup {
+        assert!(BackupGroup::new(BackupType::Vm, id).apply_filters(&group_filters));
+    }
+
+    for id in dont_backup {
+        assert!(!BackupGroup::new(BackupType::Vm, id).apply_filters(&group_filters));
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_exclude_filters() {
+    let group_filters = vec![
+        GroupFilter::from_str("exclude:regex:.*10[1-3]").unwrap(),
+        GroupFilter::from_str("exclude:regex:.*10[5-7]").unwrap(),
+    ];
+
+    let do_backup = vec!["vm/104", "vm/108", "vm/109"];
+
+    let dont_backup = vec!["vm/101", "vm/102", "vm/103", "vm/105", "vm/106", "vm/107"];
+
+    for id in do_backup {
+        assert!(BackupGroup::new(BackupType::Vm, id).apply_filters(&group_filters));
+    }
+    for id in dont_backup {
+        assert!(!BackupGroup::new(BackupType::Vm, id).apply_filters(&group_filters));
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_include_and_exclude_filters() {
+    let group_filters = vec![
+        GroupFilter::from_str("exclude:regex:.*10[1-3]").unwrap(),
+        GroupFilter::from_str("regex:.*10[2-8]").unwrap(),
+        GroupFilter::from_str("exclude:regex:.*10[5-7]").unwrap(),
+    ];
+
+    let do_backup = vec!["vm/104", "vm/108"];
+
+    let dont_backup = vec![
+        "vm/101", "vm/102", "vm/103", "vm/105", "vm/106", "vm/107", "vm/109",
+    ];
+
+    for id in do_backup {
+        assert!(BackupGroup::new(BackupType::Vm, id).apply_filters(&group_filters));
+    }
+
+    for id in dont_backup {
+        assert!(!BackupGroup::new(BackupType::Vm, id).apply_filters(&group_filters));
+    }
+}