diff --git a/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/LargeInventorySpec.groovy b/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/LargeInventorySpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1734a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/LargeInventorySpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package functional
+
+import functional.base.BaseTestConfiguration
+import org.testcontainers.spock.Testcontainers
+
+@Testcontainers
+class LargeInventorySpec  extends BaseTestConfiguration {
+
+    static String PROJ_NAME = 'ansible-large-inventory'
+
+    def setupSpec() {
+        startCompose()
+        configureRundeck(PROJ_NAME)
+    }
+
+    def "test large inventory"(){
+        when:
+
+        //wait for node to be available
+        waitForNodes(PROJ_NAME)
+
+        def result = client.apiCall {api-> api.listNodes(PROJ_NAME,".*")}
+
+        then:
+        result!=null
+        result.size()==8001
+        result.get("Node-0")!=null
+        result.get("Node-0").getAttributes().get("ansible_host") == "ssh-node"
+        result.get("Node-0").getAttributes().get("ansible_ssh_user") == "rundeck"
+        result.get("Node-0").getAttributes().get("some-var") == "1234"
+        result.get("Node-7999")!=null
+        result.get("Node-7999").getAttributes().get("ansible_host") == "ssh-node"
+        result.get("Node-7999").getAttributes().get("ansible_ssh_user") == "rundeck"
+        result.get("Node-7999").getAttributes().get("some-var") == "1234"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/base/BaseTestConfiguration.groovy b/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/base/BaseTestConfiguration.groovy
index 47fd531..b13d0be 100644
--- a/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/base/BaseTestConfiguration.groovy
+++ b/functional-test/src/test/groovy/functional/base/BaseTestConfiguration.groovy
@@ -136,4 +136,15 @@ class BaseTestConfiguration extends Specification{
         }
 
     }
+
+    void waitForNodes(String projectName){
+        def result = client.apiCall {api-> api.listNodes(projectName,".*")}
+        def count =0
+
+        while(result.size()<=1 && count<5){
+            sleep(2000)
+            result = client.apiCall {api-> api.listNodes(projectName,".*")}
+            count++
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/functional-test/src/test/resources/docker/ansible/large-inventory.py b/functional-test/src/test/resources/docker/ansible/large-inventory.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0355e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functional-test/src/test/resources/docker/ansible/large-inventory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import json
+
+nodes_meta = {}
+nodes = []
+
+for x in range(8000):
+    node_name = "Node-" + str(x)
+    nodes_meta[node_name] = {
+        "ansible_ssh_user": "rundeck",
+        "ansible_host": "ssh-node",
+        "some-var": "1234"
+    }
+
+    nodes.append(node_name)
+
+
+output = {
+    "_meta": {
+        "hostvars": nodes_meta
+    },
+    "test": {
+        "hosts": nodes
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+print(json.dumps(output))
diff --git a/functional-test/src/test/resources/project-import/ansible-large-inventory/rundeck-ansible-large-inventory/files/acls/node-acl.aclpolicy b/functional-test/src/test/resources/project-import/ansible-large-inventory/rundeck-ansible-large-inventory/files/acls/node-acl.aclpolicy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a32cb0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functional-test/src/test/resources/project-import/ansible-large-inventory/rundeck-ansible-large-inventory/files/acls/node-acl.aclpolicy
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+by:
+  urn: project:ansible-large-inventory
+for:
+  storage:
+    - match: 
+        path: 'keys/.*'
+      allow: [read] 
+description: Allow access to key storage
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diff --git a/functional-test/src/test/resources/project-import/ansible-large-inventory/rundeck-ansible-large-inventory/files/etc/project.properties b/functional-test/src/test/resources/project-import/ansible-large-inventory/rundeck-ansible-large-inventory/files/etc/project.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e72202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functional-test/src/test/resources/project-import/ansible-large-inventory/rundeck-ansible-large-inventory/files/etc/project.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#edit below
+project.disable.executions=false
+project.disable.schedule=false
+project.execution.history.cleanup.batch=500
+project.execution.history.cleanup.enabled=false
+project.execution.history.cleanup.retention.days=60
+project.execution.history.cleanup.retention.minimum=50
+project.execution.history.cleanup.schedule=0 0 0 1/1 * ? *
+project.jobs.gui.groupExpandLevel=1
+project.later.executions.disable.value=0
+project.later.executions.disable=false
+project.later.executions.enable.value=
+project.later.executions.enable=false
+project.later.schedule.disable.value=
+project.later.schedule.disable=false
+project.later.schedule.enable.value=
+project.later.schedule.enable=false
+project.name=ansible-large-inventory
+project.nodeCache.enabled=true
+project.nodeCache.firstLoadSynch=true
+project.output.allowUnsanitized=false
+project.retry-counter=3
+project.ssh-authentication=privateKey
+resources.source.1.type=local
+resources.source.2.config.ansible-config-file-path=/home/rundeck/ansible/ansible.cfg
+resources.source.2.config.ansible-gather-facts=false
+resources.source.2.config.ansible-ignore-errors=true
+resources.source.2.config.ansible-inventory=/home/rundeck/ansible/large-inventory.py
+resources.source.2.type=com.batix.rundeck.plugins.AnsibleResourceModelSourceFactory
+service.FileCopier.default.provider=sshj-scp
+service.NodeExecutor.default.provider=sshj-ssh
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