diff --git a/awx/ui/test/e2e/nightwatch.conf.js b/awx/ui/test/e2e/nightwatch.conf.js
index ed200626e4..ab5bb24ef0 100644
--- a/awx/ui/test/e2e/nightwatch.conf.js
+++ b/awx/ui/test/e2e/nightwatch.conf.js
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ module.exports = {
                 browserName: 'chrome'
             }
         },
+        smoke: {
+            disable_colors: true,
+            skip_testcases_on_fail: true,
+            filter: 'smoke.js'
+        },
         debug: {
             selenium_port: 9515,
             selenium_host: 'localhost',
diff --git a/awx/ui/test/e2e/tests/smoke-vars.yml b/awx/ui/test/e2e/tests/smoke-vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7834c3944f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/test/e2e/tests/smoke-vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+$ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;AES256
+36663862313439656164323336396466323737666532643061323738646337623166653338663939
+6365663839623936363566393461643961363963613333650a333463653831386463646564376265
+39376362376231303064326464303738343136643931336432396638333933356337383866326539
+3830316634306466310a366234333566613733633232623434363434376534663466393833666435
+36373961636564353865653162393266383135363362336139613435323464356136393034636539
+6166663537623261336262363732346238343066393861643134
diff --git a/awx/ui/test/e2e/tests/smoke.js b/awx/ui/test/e2e/tests/smoke.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3193d6d9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/test/e2e/tests/smoke.js
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+import uuid from 'uuid';
+
+const id = uuid().substr(0, 8);
+
+const INVENTORY_NAME = `inventory-${id}`;
+const MACHINE_CREDENTIAL_NAME = `credential-machine-${id}`;
+const ORGANIZATION_NAME = `organization-${id}`;
+const PROJECT_NAME = `project-${id}`;
+const PROJECT_URL = 'https://github.com/ansible/awx';
+const PROJECT_BRANCH = 'devel';
+const PLAYBOOK_NAME = 'awx/ui/test/e2e/tests/smoke.yml';
+const TEMPLATE_NAME = `template-${id}`;
+const VAULT_CREDENTIAL_NAME = `credential-vault-${id}`;
+const VAULT_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD = 'VAULT_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD';
+
+module.exports = {
+    'login to awx': client => {
+        client.login();
+        client.resizeWindow(1200, 800);
+        client.waitForAngular();
+    },
+    'create organization': client => {
+        const organizations = client.page.organizations();
+        const { details } = organizations.section.add.section;
+
+        organizations.section.navigation.waitForElementVisible('@organizations');
+        organizations.section.navigation.expect.element('@organizations').enabled;
+        organizations.section.navigation.click('@organizations');
+
+        organizations.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        organizations.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+
+        organizations.section.list.expect.element('@add').visible;
+        organizations.section.list.expect.element('@add').enabled;
+        organizations.section.list.click('@add');
+
+        details.waitForElementVisible('@name');
+        details.expect.element('@name').enabled;
+
+        details.setValue('@name', ORGANIZATION_NAME);
+
+        organizations.waitForElementVisible('@save');
+        organizations.expect.element('@save').enabled;
+        organizations.click('@save');
+
+        organizations.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        organizations.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+    },
+    'create project': client => {
+        const projects = client.page.projects();
+
+        projects.navigate();
+        projects.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        projects.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+
+        projects.section.list.waitForElementVisible('@add');
+        projects.section.list.expect.element('@add').enabled;
+        projects.section.list.click('@add');
+
+        projects.waitForElementVisible('label[for="name"] + div input');
+        projects.waitForElementVisible('label[for="organization"] + div input');
+        projects.waitForElementPresent('label[for="scm_type"] + div > div select option[value="git"]');
+
+        projects.setValue('label[for="name"] + div input', PROJECT_NAME);
+        projects.clearValue('label[for="organization"] + div input');
+        projects.setValue('label[for="organization"] + div input', ORGANIZATION_NAME);
+        projects.click('label[for="scm_type"] + div > div select option[value="git"]');
+
+        projects.waitForElementVisible('.sourceSubForm');
+        projects.waitForElementVisible('label[for="scm_url"] + div input');
+        projects.waitForElementVisible('label[for="scm_branch"] + div input');
+
+        projects.setValue('label[for="scm_url"] + div input', PROJECT_URL);
+        projects.setValue('label[for="scm_branch"] + div input', PROJECT_BRANCH);
+
+        projects.expect.element('#project_save_btn').enabled;
+        projects.click('#project_save_btn');
+
+        projects.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        projects.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+
+        projects.expect.element('smart-search input').enabled;
+        projects.sendKeys('smart-search input', `${PROJECT_NAME}${client.Keys.ENTER}`);
+
+        projects.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        projects.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+
+        projects.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny', 120000);
+        projects.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+        projects.expect.element('i[class$="success"]').visible;
+    },
+    'create inventory': client => {
+        const inventories = client.page.inventories();
+        const details = inventories.section.addStandardInventory.section.standardInvDetails;
+
+        inventories.section.navigation.waitForElementVisible('@inventories');
+        inventories.section.navigation.expect.element('@inventories').enabled;
+        inventories.section.navigation.click('@inventories');
+
+        inventories.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        inventories.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+
+        inventories.selectAdd('Inventory');
+
+        details.waitForElementVisible('@name');
+        details.waitForElementVisible('@organization');
+
+        details.expect.element('@name').enabled;
+        details.expect.element('@organization').enabled;
+
+        details.setValue('@name', INVENTORY_NAME);
+        details.setValue('@organization', ORGANIZATION_NAME);
+
+        inventories.waitForElementVisible('@save');
+        inventories.expect.element('@save').enabled;
+
+        inventories.click('@save');
+
+        inventories.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        inventories.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+    },
+    'create host': client => {
+        const addHost = './/span[text()="+ ADD HOST"]';
+
+        client.expect.element('#hosts_tab').enabled;
+        client.expect.element('#hosts_tab').css('opacity').equal('1');
+        client.expect.element('#hosts_tab').css('background-color').contain('255, 255, 255');
+        client.click('#hosts_tab');
+
+        client.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        client.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+
+        client.expect.element('#hosts_tab').css('background-color').contain('132, 137, 146');
+
+        client.useXpath();
+        client.waitForElementVisible(addHost);
+        client.expect.element(addHost).enabled;
+        client.click(addHost);
+        client.useCss();
+
+        client.waitForElementVisible('#host_name');
+        client.sendKeys('#host_name', 'localhost');
+
+        client.click('div[class="CodeMirror-scroll"]');
+        client.sendKeys('.CodeMirror textarea', client.Keys.ENTER);
+        client.sendKeys('.CodeMirror textarea', 'ansible_connection: local');
+        client.click('#host_host_variables_parse_type label[class$="hollow"]');
+        client.click('#host_host_variables_parse_type label[class$="hollow"]');
+
+        client.expect.element('#host_save_btn').enabled;
+        client.click('#host_save_btn');
+
+        client.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        client.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+    },
+    'create vault credential': client => {
+        const credentials = client.page.credentials();
+        const { details } = credentials.section.add.section;
+
+        credentials.section.navigation.waitForElementVisible('@credentials');
+        credentials.section.navigation.expect.element('@credentials').enabled;
+        credentials.section.navigation.click('@credentials');
+
+        credentials.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        credentials.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+
+        credentials.section.list.waitForElementVisible('@add');
+        credentials.section.list.expect.element('@add').enabled;
+        credentials.section.list.click('@add');
+
+        details.waitForElementVisible('@save');
+        details.clearAndSelectType('Vault');
+        details.setValue('@organization', ORGANIZATION_NAME);
+        details.setValue('@name', VAULT_CREDENTIAL_NAME);
+
+        details.section.vault.setValue('@vaultPassword', VAULT_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD);
+
+        details.expect.element('@save').enabled;
+        details.click('@save');
+
+        credentials.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        credentials.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+    },
+    'create machine credential': client => {
+        const credentials = client.page.credentials();
+        const { details } = credentials.section.add.section;
+
+        credentials.section.navigation.waitForElementVisible('@credentials');
+        credentials.section.navigation.expect.element('@credentials').enabled;
+        credentials.section.navigation.click('@credentials');
+
+        credentials.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        credentials.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+
+        credentials.section.list.waitForElementVisible('@add');
+        credentials.section.list.expect.element('@add').enabled;
+        credentials.section.list.click('@add');
+
+        details.waitForElementVisible('@save');
+        details.clearAndSelectType('Machine');
+        details.setValue('@organization', ORGANIZATION_NAME);
+        details.setValue('@name', MACHINE_CREDENTIAL_NAME);
+
+        details.expect.element('@save').enabled;
+        details.click('@save');
+
+        credentials.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        credentials.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+    },
+    'create job template': client => {
+        const templates = client.page.templates();
+
+        templates.navigate();
+        templates.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        templates.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+
+        templates.selectAdd('Job Template');
+        templates.selectInventory(INVENTORY_NAME);
+        templates.selectProject(PROJECT_NAME);
+        templates.selectVaultCredential(VAULT_CREDENTIAL_NAME);
+        templates.selectMachineCredential(MACHINE_CREDENTIAL_NAME);
+        templates.selectPlaybook(PLAYBOOK_NAME);
+        templates.sendKeys('label[for="name"] + div input', TEMPLATE_NAME);
+
+        templates.expect.element('#job_template_save_btn').enabled;
+        templates.click('#job_template_save_btn');
+
+        templates.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        templates.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+
+        templates.expect.element('#job_template_save_btn').enabled;
+    },
+    'launch job': client => {
+        const templates = client.page.templates();
+
+        templates.waitForElementVisible('smart-search input');
+        templates.expect.element('smart-search input').enabled;
+
+        templates.sendKeys('smart-search input', `${TEMPLATE_NAME}${client.Keys.ENTER}`);
+        templates.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        templates.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+
+        templates.sendKeys('smart-search input', `${TEMPLATE_NAME}${client.Keys.ENTER}`);
+        templates.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        templates.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+
+        templates.waitForElementPresent('i[class$="launch"]');
+        templates.waitForElementNotPresent('i[class$="launch"]:nth-of-type(2)');
+
+        templates.expect.element('.List-titleBadge').text.equal('1');
+
+        templates.waitForElementVisible('i[class$="launch"]');
+        templates.click('i[class$="launch"]');
+    },
+    'verify expected job results': client => {
+        const output = './/span[normalize-space(text())=\'"msg": "Hello World!"\']';
+        const running = 'i[class$="icon-job-running"]';
+        const success = 'i[class$="icon-job-successful"]';
+
+        client.waitForElementVisible('div.spinny');
+        client.waitForElementNotVisible('div.spinny');
+
+        client.waitForElementVisible('.JobResults-detailsPanel');
+        client.waitForElementNotPresent(running, 60000);
+        client.waitForElementVisible(success, 60000);
+
+        client.useXpath();
+        client.waitForElementVisible(output, 60000);
+        client.useCss();
+
+        client.end();
+    }
+};
diff --git a/awx/ui/test/e2e/tests/smoke.yml b/awx/ui/test/e2e/tests/smoke.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f85e892dff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/test/e2e/tests/smoke.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: Import Vault Variables
+      include_vars: smoke-vars.yml
+      no_log: true
+
+    - name: Display Vault Message
+      debug:
+        msg: '{{ vault_message }}'