diff --git a/gov/_TEST_/_TEST_proposal_test.gn b/gov/_TEST_/_TEST_gov_proposal_test.gno
similarity index 100%
rename from gov/_TEST_/_TEST_proposal_test.gn
rename to gov/_TEST_/_TEST_gov_proposal_test.gno
diff --git a/gov/_TEST_/z_proposal_filetest.gno b/gov/_TEST_/z_proposal_filetest.gno
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58b979912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gov/_TEST_/z_proposal_filetest.gno
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"gno.land/r/demo/gov"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	TestSubmitProposal()
+
+	// CANNOT TEST THE FOLLOWING DUE TO THE LACK OF `process` FUNCTION in the integration filetest
+	// TestSubmitProposalFailedDeposit()
+	// TestSubmitProposalRejected(nil)
+	// TestSubmitProposalCommunityPoolSpend(nil)
+	// TestSubmitProposalMint(nil)
+	// TestProposalParameterChange(nil)
+	// TestProposalTally(nil)
+}
+
+func TestSubmitProposal() {
+	gov.Init()
+
+	id := gov.SubmitProposalText(
+		"title",    // title
+		"summary",  // summary
+		"metadata", // metadata
+		0,          // initial deposit
+	)
+
+	now := uint64(time.Now().Unix())
+
+	if id != 1 {
+		panic("proposal id should be 1")
+	}
+
+	proposal := gov.GetProposalById(id)
+
+	if proposal.Title != "title" {
+		panic("proposal title should be title")
+	}
+
+	if proposal.Summary != "summary" {
+		panic("proposal summary should be summary")
+	}
+
+	if proposal.Metadata != "metadata" {
+		panic("proposal metadata should be metadata")
+	}
+
+	if proposal.ProposalStatus != gov.ProposalStatusDepositPeriod {
+		panic("proposal status should be deposit period")
+	}
+
+	if proposal.SubmitTime != now {
+		panic("proposal submit time should be now")
+	}
+
+	// 86400 == getDepositPeriod()
+	if proposal.DepositEndTime != now+86400 {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("proposal deposit end time should be now + deposit period, %d, %d", proposal.DepositEndTime, now+86400))
+	}
+
+	if proposal.VotingEndTime != 0 {
+		panic("proposal voting end time should be 0")
+	}
+
+	if proposal.TotalDeposit != 0 {
+		panic("proposal total deposits should be 0")
+	}
+
+	// 10_000_000 == getDepositMinimum()
+	// force advance to voting period
+	proposal.TotalDeposit = 10_000_000 + 1
+
+	/*
+		CAN NOT `process` in the integration filetest
+
+		// 86400 == getDepositPeriod()
+		if proposal.process(now + 86400 + 1) {
+			panic("proposal process should not halt")
+		}
+
+		// force advance to voting passed
+		proposal.YesVotes = 100
+		proposal.NoVotes = 0
+
+		// 259200 == getVotePeriod()
+		if proposal.process(now + 86400 + 1 + 259200 + 1) {
+			panic("proposal process should not halt")
+		}
+	*/
+}
+
+// OUTPUT:
+//