diff --git a/src/tests/multihost/alltests/test_default_debug_level.py b/src/tests/multihost/alltests/test_default_debug_level.py
index 616d67c4477..ede9f205f14 100644
--- a/src/tests/multihost/alltests/test_default_debug_level.py
+++ b/src/tests/multihost/alltests/test_default_debug_level.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 @pytest.mark.defaultdebuglevel
 class TestDefaultDebugLevel(object):
     """ Check sssd default debug level """
+    @pytest.mark.converted('test_default_debug_level.py', 'test_default_debug_level__check')
     @pytest.mark.tier1_4
     def test_0001_check_default_debug_level(self, multihost, backupsssdconf):
         """
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ def test_0001_check_default_debug_level(self, multihost, backupsssdconf):
                 debug_str1 = pattern2.search(log_single_line)
                 assert debug_str1.group() == '(0x3f7c0)'
 
+    @pytest.mark.converted('test_default_debug_level.py', 'test_default_debug_level__check_with_login')
     @pytest.mark.tier1_4
     def test_0002_check_default_level_with_auth(self, multihost,
                                                 backupsssdconf):
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ def test_0002_check_default_level_with_auth(self, multihost,
         assert ssh, f'{user} is not able to login'
         assert alog_size.stdout_text == blog_size.stdout_text
 
+    @pytest.mark.converted('test_default_debug_level.py', 'test_default_debug_level__fatal_and_critical_failures')
     @pytest.mark.tier2
     def test_0003_bz1893159(self, multihost, backupsssdconf):
         """
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@ def test_0003_bz1893159(self, multihost, backupsssdconf):
         if not find1.search(log_str) and not find2.search(log_str):
             assert False
 
+    @pytest.mark.converted('test_default_debug_level.py', 'test_default_debug_level__cannot_load_sssd_config')
     @pytest.mark.tier1_4
     def test_0004_bz1893159(self, multihost, backupsssdconf):
         """
@@ -177,6 +181,7 @@ def test_0004_bz1893159(self, multihost, backupsssdconf):
         pattern = re.compile(r'SSSD couldn\'t load the configuration database')
         assert pattern.search(log_str)
 
+    @pytest.mark.converted('test_default_debug_level.py', 'test_default_debug_level__nonexisting_ldap_server')
     @pytest.mark.tier1_4
     def test_bz1893159(self, multihost, backupsssdconf):
         """
@@ -204,6 +209,7 @@ def test_bz1893159(self, multihost, backupsssdconf):
         #check what is logged at default debug_level(2)
         assert find.search(log_str)
 
+    @pytest.mark.converted('test_default_debug_level.py', 'test_default_debug_level__sbus')
     @pytest.mark.tier1_4
     def test_0005_bz1915319(self, multihost, backupsssdconf):
         """
diff --git a/src/tests/system/tests/test_default_debug_level.py b/src/tests/system/tests/test_default_debug_level.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6beffaf3396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/tests/test_default_debug_level.py
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+"""
+Automation for default debug level
+
+:requirement: SSSD - Default debug level
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+import time
+
+import pytest
+from pytest_mh.ssh import SSHProcessError
+from sssd_test_framework.roles.client import Client
+from sssd_test_framework.roles.generic import GenericProvider
+from sssd_test_framework.topology import KnownTopology, KnownTopologyGroup
+
+
+@pytest.mark.topology(KnownTopology.Client)
+def test_default_debug_level__check(client: Client):
+    """
+    :title: Check default debug level when sssd started successfully
+    :setup:
+        1. Clear logs and cache
+        2. Start SSSD with default debug level
+    :steps:
+        1. Check log files
+    :expectedresults:
+        1. "Starting with debug level = 0x0070" is in each file and
+            if log contains more than one line, log message with number "0x3f7c0" is stored
+    :customerscenario: False
+    """
+    client.sssd.common.local()
+    client.sssd.default_domain = "local"
+
+    client.sssd.clear(db=True, memcache=True, logs=True, config=False)
+    client.sssd.start(debug_level=None)
+
+    for filename in ["sssd", "sssd_local", "sssd_nss", "sssd_pam"]:
+        log_str = client.fs.read(f"/var/log/sssd/{filename}.log")
+        assert "Starting with debug level = 0x0070" in log_str, f"Log file has wrong format: {log_str}"
+
+        if len(log_str.split("\n")) > 1:
+            assert "(0x3f7c0)" in log_str, f"Log file has wrong format: {log_str}"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.topology(KnownTopologyGroup.AnyProvider)
+def test_default_debug_level__check_with_login(client: Client, provider: GenericProvider):
+    """
+    :title: Successful login with default debug level doesn't generate any logs
+    :setup:
+        1. Add user to SSSD, set its password
+        2. Add fallback_homedir (generates extra logs on
+            user auth if not specified)
+        3. Clear cache and logs
+    :steps:
+        1. Start SSSD with default debug level
+        2. Check total log size before user authentication
+        3. Authenticate with user
+        4. Check total log size after authentication
+    :expectedresults:
+        1. SSSD started successfully
+        2. Checked correctly
+        3. User is authenticated
+        4. Log sizes before and after are the same
+    :customerscenario: False
+    """
+
+    def log_length() -> int:
+        try:
+            output = client.fs.wc("/var/log/sssd/*", lines=True).stdout
+            return int(output.split()[0])
+        except SSHProcessError:
+            return 0
+
+    provider.user("user1").add(password="Secret123")
+    client.sssd.common.local()
+    client.sssd.default_domain = "local"
+    client.sssd.domain["fallback_homedir"] = "/home/%%u"
+
+    client.sssd.clear(db=True, memcache=True, logs=True, config=False)
+    client.sssd.start(debug_level=None)
+
+    start_log_length = log_length()
+    assert client.auth.ssh.password("user1", "Secret123"), "Authentication failed"
+    assert start_log_length == log_length(), "Debug messages were generated"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.ticket(bz=1893159)
+@pytest.mark.topology(KnownTopology.Client)
+def test_default_debug_level__fatal_and_critical_failures(client: Client):
+    """
+    :title: Check that messages with levels 0 and 1 are logged for fatal or critical failures
+    :setup:
+        1. Start SSSD with default debug level (config file is created)
+        2. Restrict sssd.conf permissions
+    :steps:
+        1. Restart sssd
+        2. Check logs
+    :expectedresults:
+        1. SSSD failed to start
+        2. Fatal failures (level 0) and Critical failures (level 1) are in log file
+    :customerscenario: True
+    """
+    client.sssd.common.local()
+    client.sssd.default_domain = "local"
+    client.sssd.start(debug_level=None)
+    client.fs.chmod(mode="444", path="/etc/sssd/sssd.conf")
+
+    assert (
+        client.sssd.restart(debug_level=None, raise_on_error=False, apply_config=False).rc != 0
+    ), "SSSD started successfully, which is not expected"
+
+    log_str = client.fs.read("/var/log/sssd/sssd.log")
+    assert "0x0010" in log_str, "Fatal failures were not found in log"
+    assert "0x0020" in log_str, "Critical failures were not found in log"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.ticket(bz=1893159)
+@pytest.mark.topology(KnownTopology.Client)
+def test_default_debug_level__cannot_load_sssd_config(client: Client):
+    """
+    :title: Check that messages with level 2 are logged when SSSD can't load config
+    :setup:
+        1. Set 'domains' to 'non_existing_domain' in sssd section
+    :steps:
+        1. Try to start SSSD with default debug level
+        2. Check logs
+    :expectedresults:
+        1. SSSD failed to start
+        2. Correct error message is in log file
+    :customerscenario: True
+    """
+    client.sssd.sssd["domains"] = "non_existing_domain"
+    assert (
+        client.sssd.start(debug_level=None, raise_on_error=False).rc != 0
+    ), "SSSD started successfully, which is not expected"
+    assert "SSSD couldn't load the configuration database" in client.fs.read("/var/log/sssd/sssd.log")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.ticket(bz=1893159)
+@pytest.mark.topology(KnownTopology.LDAP)
+def test_default_debug_level__nonexisting_ldap_server(client: Client):
+    """
+    :title: Check that messages with level 2 are logged when LDAP server doesn't exist
+    :setup:
+        1. Start sssd with default debug level
+        2. Set ldap_uri to a non-existing ldap-server
+    :steps:
+        1. Check logs
+    :expectedresults:
+        1. Domain Logs should contain a log related to 'going offline'
+    :customerscenario: True
+    """
+    client.sssd.domain["ldap_uri"] = "ldap://typo"
+    client.sssd.start(debug_level=None, raise_on_error=False)
+    time.sleep(1)
+    assert "Failed to connect, going offline" in client.fs.read(
+        f"/var/log/sssd/sssd_{client.sssd.default_domain}.log"
+    ), "Searched string was not found in logs"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.ticket(bz=1915319)
+@pytest.mark.topology(KnownTopology.Client)
+def test_default_debug_level__sbus(client: Client):
+    """
+    :title: SBUS doesn't trigger failure message at modules startup
+    :setup:
+        1. Start sssd with default debug level
+    :steps:
+        1. Check logs
+    :expectedresults:
+        1. "Unable to remove key" is not in the logs
+    :customerscenario: True
+    """
+    client.sssd.common.local()
+    client.sssd.default_domain = "local"
+    client.sssd.start(debug_level=None)
+
+    for log_filename in ["sssd", "sssd_local", "sssd_nss", "sssd_pam"]:
+        assert "Unable to remove key" not in client.fs.read(
+            f"/var/log/sssd/{log_filename}.log"
+        ), f"'Unable to remove key' was found in file: {log_filename}.log"