diff --git a/tests/main/component-hooks/task.yaml b/tests/main/component-hooks/task.yaml
index edd8fd9937d..0ad61febd15 100644
--- a/tests/main/component-hooks/task.yaml
+++ b/tests/main/component-hooks/task.yaml
@@ -25,3 +25,14 @@ execute: |
   # the hook writes this file if it runs (and uses the network via the network
   # plug) successfully
   test -f /var/snap/snap-with-comps/common/install-done
+
+  # make sure that security profiles got generated
+  test -f /var/lib/snapd/apparmor/profiles/snap.snap-with-comps+comp-with-install-hook.hook.install
+  test -f /var/lib/snapd/seccomp/bpf/snap.snap-with-comps+comp-with-install-hook.hook.install.src
+  test -f /var/lib/snapd/seccomp/bpf/snap.snap-with-comps+comp-with-install-hook.hook.install.bin2
+
+  # remove the snap and make sure that the profiles get removed
+  snap remove snap-with-comps
+  not test -f /var/lib/snapd/apparmor/profiles/snap.snap-with-comps+comp-with-install-hook.hook.install
+  not test -f /var/lib/snapd/seccomp/bpf/snap.snap-with-comps+comp-with-install-hook.hook.install.src
+  not test -f /var/lib/snapd/seccomp/bpf/snap.snap-with-comps+comp-with-install-hook.hook.install.bin2