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+package org.alfresco.rest.sites;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import org.alfresco.rest.RestTest;
+import org.alfresco.rest.body.SiteMembership;
+import org.alfresco.rest.exception.JsonToModelConversionException;
+import org.alfresco.rest.requests.RestSitesApi;
+import org.alfresco.utility.data.DataSite;
+import org.alfresco.utility.data.DataUser;
+import org.alfresco.utility.data.UserRole;
+import org.alfresco.utility.exception.DataPreparationException;
+import org.alfresco.utility.model.SiteModel;
+import org.alfresco.utility.model.UserModel;
+import org.alfresco.utility.testrail.ExecutionType;
+import org.alfresco.utility.testrail.annotation.TestRail;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+@Test(groups = { "rest-api", "sites", "sanity" })
+public class AddSiteMembershipRequestSanityTest extends RestTest
+{
+    @Autowired
+    RestSitesApi siteAPI;
+
+    @Autowired
+    DataUser dataUser;
+
+    @Autowired
+    DataSite dataSite;
+
+    private SiteModel siteModel;
+    
+    private HashMap<UserRole, UserModel> usersWithRoles;
+
+    private UserModel adminUser;
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public void initTest() throws DataPreparationException
+    {
+        adminUser = dataUser.getAdminUser();
+        siteModel = dataSite.usingUser(adminUser).createPublicRandomSite();
+        usersWithRoles = dataUser.addUsersToSiteWithRoles(siteModel,
+                Arrays.asList(UserRole.SiteManager, UserRole.SiteCollaborator, UserRole.SiteConsumer, UserRole.SiteContributor));
+        
+        siteAPI.useRestClient(restClient);
+    }
+
+    @TestRail(section = { "rest-api",
+            "sites" }, executionType = ExecutionType.SANITY, description = "Verify site manager is able to create new site membership request")
+    @Test(enabled = false, description = "Fails due to MNT-16557")
+    public void siteManagerCanCreateSiteMembershipRequest() throws JsonToModelConversionException, Exception
+    {
+        UserModel newMember = dataUser.createRandomTestUser();
+        SiteMembership siteMembership = new SiteMembership("Please accept me", siteModel.getId(), "New request");
+        
+        restClient.authenticateUser(usersWithRoles.get(UserRole.SiteManager));
+        siteAPI.addSiteMembershipRequest(newMember.getUsername(), siteMembership);
+        siteAPI.getSite(siteModel.getId()).assertResponseIsNotEmpty();
+    }
+
+}
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