diff --git a/itest/test_list_on_test.go b/itest/test_list_on_test.go
index ecdc77bcc..d1b0dfa5a 100644
--- a/itest/test_list_on_test.go
+++ b/itest/test_list_on_test.go
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ var testCases = []*testCase{
 		name: "burn test",
 		test: testBurnAssets,
 	},
+	{
+		name: "federation sync config",
+		test: testFederationSyncConfig,
+	},
 }
 
 var optionalTestCases = []*testCase{
diff --git a/itest/universe_test.go b/itest/universe_test.go
index a923912e5..db2a6dc80 100644
--- a/itest/universe_test.go
+++ b/itest/universe_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	prand "math/rand"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2/schnorr"
@@ -492,3 +493,51 @@ func testUniverseFederation(t *harnessTest) {
 	require.NoError(t.t, err)
 	require.Equal(t.t, 0, len(fedNodes.Servers))
 }
+
+// testFederationSyncConfig tests that we can properly set and query the
+// federation sync config.
+func testFederationSyncConfig(t *harnessTest) {
+	ctxb := context.Background()
+
+	// Generate a random asset ID in order to generate a universe ID.
+	rand := prand.New(prand.NewSource(1))
+	assetIDBytes := make([]byte, 32)
+	_, _ = rand.Read(assetIDBytes)
+
+	uniIdRpc := unirpc.MarshalUniverseID(assetIDBytes, nil)
+
+	// Set both the general and a universe specific federation sync configs.
+	_, err := t.tapd.UniverseClient.SetFederationSyncConfig(
+		ctxb, &unirpc.SetFederationSyncConfigRequest{
+			GeneralSyncConfig: &unirpc.GeneralFederationSyncConfig{
+				OnlySyncIssuanceProofs: true,
+			},
+			AssetSyncConfig: []*unirpc.AssetFederationSyncConfig{
+				{
+					Id:      uniIdRpc,
+					Exclude: true,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	)
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	resp, err := t.tapd.UniverseClient.QueryFederationSyncConfig(ctxb, &unirpc.QueryFederationSyncConfigRequest{
+		Id: []*unirpc.ID{
+			uniIdRpc,
+		},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t.t, err)
+
+	// In general, we expect to only sync issuance proofs.
+	require.True(t.t, resp.GeneralSyncConfig.OnlySyncIssuanceProofs)
+
+	// Ensure that the universe specific config is set as expected.
+	require.Equal(t.t, len(resp.AssetSyncConfigs), 1)
+
+	assetSyncConfig := resp.AssetSyncConfigs[0]
+
+	require.Equal(t.t, uniIdRpc.Id, assetSyncConfig.Id.Id)
+	require.True(t.t, assetSyncConfig.Exclude)
+	require.False(t.t, assetSyncConfig.OnlySyncIssuanceProofs)
+}