diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_api_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_api_SUITE.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e420dac36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_api_SUITE.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2020-2023 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(emqx_ft_api_SUITE).
+
+-compile(export_all).
+-compile(nowarn_export_all).
+
+-include_lib("common_test/include/ct.hrl").
+-include_lib("stdlib/include/assert.hrl").
+
+-define(assertInclude(Pattern, List),
+    ?assert(
+        lists:any(
+            fun(El) ->
+                case El of
+                    Pattern -> true;
+                    _ -> false
+                end
+            end,
+            List
+        )
+    )
+).
+
+-import(emqx_mgmt_api_test_util, [request/3, uri/1]).
+
+all() -> emqx_common_test_helpers:all(?MODULE).
+
+init_per_suite(Config) ->
+    ok = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:init_suite(
+        [emqx_conf, emqx_ft], set_special_configs(Config)
+    ),
+    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:set_gen_rpc_stateless(),
+    Config.
+end_per_suite(_Config) ->
+    ok = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:end_suite([emqx_ft, emqx_conf]),
+    ok.
+
+set_special_configs(Config) ->
+    fun
+        (emqx_ft) ->
+            ok = emqx_config:put([file_transfer, storage], #{
+                type => local, root => emqx_ft_test_helpers:ft_root(Config, node())
+            });
+        (_) ->
+            ok
+    end.
+
+init_per_testcase(Case, Config) ->
+    [{tc, Case} | Config].
+end_per_testcase(_Case, _Config) ->
+    ok.
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Tests
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+t_list_ready_transfers(Config) ->
+    ClientId = client_id(Config),
+
+    ok = emqx_ft_test_helpers:upload_file(ClientId, <<"f1">>, <<"data">>, node()),
+
+    {ok, 200, Response} = request(get, uri(["file_transfer", "files"])),
+
+    #{<<"files">> := Files} = emqx_json:decode(Response, [return_maps]),
+
+    ?assertInclude(
+        #{<<"id">> := #{<<"clientid">> := ClientId, <<"fileid">> := <<"f1">>}},
+        Files
+    ).
+
+%% This shouldn't happen in real life
+%% but we need to test it anyway
+t_list_ready_transfers_no_nodes(_Config) ->
+    _ = meck:new(mria_mnesia, [passthrough]),
+    _ = meck:expect(mria_mnesia, running_nodes, fun() -> [] end),
+
+    ?assertMatch(
+        {ok, 503, _},
+        request(get, uri(["file_transfer", "files"]))
+    ).
+
+t_download_transfer(Config) ->
+    ClientId = client_id(Config),
+
+    ok = emqx_ft_test_helpers:upload_file(ClientId, <<"f1">>, <<"data">>, node()),
+
+    ?assertMatch(
+        {ok, 503, _},
+        request(
+            get,
+            uri(["file_transfer", "file"]) ++
+                query(#{
+                    clientid => ClientId,
+                    fileid => <<"f1">>
+                })
+        )
+    ),
+
+    ?assertMatch(
+        {ok, 503, _},
+        request(
+            get,
+            uri(["file_transfer", "file"]) ++
+                query(#{
+                    clientid => ClientId,
+                    fileid => <<"f1">>,
+                    node => <<"nonode@nohost">>
+                })
+        )
+    ),
+
+    ?assertMatch(
+        {ok, 404, _},
+        request(
+            get,
+            uri(["file_transfer", "file"]) ++
+                query(#{
+                    clientid => ClientId,
+                    fileid => <<"unknown_file">>,
+                    node => node()
+                })
+        )
+    ),
+
+    {ok, 200, Response} = request(
+        get,
+        uri(["file_transfer", "file"]) ++
+            query(#{
+                clientid => ClientId,
+                fileid => <<"f1">>,
+                node => node()
+            })
+    ),
+
+    ?assertEqual(
+        Response,
+        <<"data">>
+    ).
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Helpers
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+client_id(Config) ->
+    atom_to_binary(?config(tc, Config), utf8).
+
+request(Method, Url) ->
+    request(Method, Url, []).
+
+query(Params) ->
+    KVs = lists:map(fun({K, V}) -> uri_encode(K) ++ "=" ++ uri_encode(V) end, maps:to_list(Params)),
+    "?" ++ string:join(KVs, "&").
+
+uri_encode(T) ->
+    emqx_http_lib:uri_encode(to_list(T)).
+
+to_list(A) when is_atom(A) ->
+    atom_to_list(A);
+to_list(B) when is_binary(B) ->
+    binary_to_list(B);
+to_list(L) when is_list(L) ->
+    L.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_SUITE.erl
index 20645bcd9..55f30300f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_SUITE.erl
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@
 -define(assertInclude(Pattern, List),
     ?assert(
         lists:any(
-            fun
-                (Pattern) -> true;
-                (_) -> false
+            fun(El) ->
+                case El of
+                    Pattern -> true;
+                    _ -> false
+                end
             end,
             List
         )
diff --git a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_reader_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_reader_SUITE.erl
index 0ac5d2844..db15b8660 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_reader_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_ft/test/emqx_ft_storage_fs_reader_SUITE.erl
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@
 all() -> emqx_common_test_helpers:all(?MODULE).
 
 init_per_suite(Config) ->
-    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:start_apps([emqx_ft]),
+    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:start_apps([emqx_conf, emqx_ft]),
+    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:set_gen_rpc_stateless(),
     Config.
 
 end_per_suite(_Config) ->
-    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:stop_apps([emqx_ft]),
+    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:stop_apps([emqx_ft, emqx_conf]),
     ok.
 
 init_per_testcase(_Case, Config) ->