diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.py
index 889769e2..9adf414e 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/config_dialog.py
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ class ConfigDialog(QWidget, Ui_Form):
         self.close()
 
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
     app = QApplication([])
     main_app = ConfigDialog()
     main_app.show()
diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/monitor.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/monitor.py
index fd21cd97..6797629d 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/monitor.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/monitor/monitor.py
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class BECMonitor(pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget):
         self.update_signal.emit()
 
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
     import sys
     from bec_widgets.bec_dispatcher import bec_dispatcher
 
diff --git a/tests/test_msgs/msg_dict.pkl b/tests/test_msgs/msg_dict.pkl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7adca85
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diff --git a/tests/test_scan_control.py b/tests/test_scan_control.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0cb95f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_scan_control.py
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+import os
+import pickle
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import msgpack
+import pytest
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QLineEdit
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets import ScanControl
+from bec_widgets.qt_utils.widget_io import WidgetIO
+
+
+# TODO there has to be a better way to mock messages than this, in this case I just took the msg from bec
+def load_test_msg(msg_name):
+    """Helper function to load msg from pickle file."""
+    msg_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "test_msgs", f"{msg_name}.pkl")
+    with open(msg_path, "rb") as f:
+        msg = pickle.load(f)
+    return msg
+
+
+packed_message = load_test_msg("msg_dict")["available_scans"]
+
+
+class FakePositioner:
+    """Fake minimal positioner class for testing."""
+
+    def __init__(self, name, enabled=True):
+        self.name = name
+        self.enabled = enabled
+
+    def __contains__(self, item):
+        return item == self.name
+
+
+def get_mocked_device(device_name):
+    """Helper function to mock the devices"""
+    if device_name == "samx":
+        return FakePositioner(name="samx", enabled=True)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def mocked_client():
+    # Create a MagicMock object
+    client = MagicMock()
+
+    # Mock the producer.get method to return the packed message
+    client.producer.get.return_value = packed_message
+
+    # # Mock the device_manager.devices attribute to return a mock object for samx
+    client.device_manager.devices = MagicMock()
+    client.device_manager.devices.__contains__.side_effect = lambda x: x == "samx"
+    client.device_manager.devices.samx = get_mocked_device("samx")
+
+    return client
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def scan_control(qtbot, mocked_client):  # , mock_dev):
+    widget = ScanControl(client=mocked_client)
+    # widget.dev.samx = MagicMock()
+    qtbot.addWidget(widget)
+    qtbot.waitExposed(widget)
+    yield widget
+
+
+def test_populate_scans(scan_control, mocked_client):
+    # The comboBox should be populated with all scan from the message right after initialization
+    expected_scans = msgpack.loads(packed_message).keys()
+    assert scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.count() == len(expected_scans)
+    for scan in expected_scans:  # Each scan should be in the comboBox
+        assert scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.findText(scan) != -1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "scan_name", ["line_scan", "grid_scan"]
+)  # TODO now only for line_scan and grid_scan, later for all loaded scans
+def test_on_scan_selected(scan_control, scan_name):
+    # Expected scan info from the message signature
+    expected_scan_info = msgpack.loads(packed_message)[scan_name]
+
+    # Select a scan from the comboBox
+    scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText(scan_name)
+
+    # Check labels and widgets in args table
+    for index, (arg_key, arg_value) in enumerate(expected_scan_info["arg_input"].items()):
+        label = scan_control.args_table.horizontalHeaderItem(index)
+        assert label.text().lower() == arg_key  # labes
+
+        for row in range(expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["min"]):
+            widget = scan_control.args_table.cellWidget(row, index)
+            assert widget is not None  # Confirm that a widget exists
+            expected_widget_type = scan_control.WIDGET_HANDLER.get(arg_value, None)
+            assert isinstance(widget, expected_widget_type)  # Confirm the widget type matches
+
+    # kwargs
+    kwargs_from_signature = [
+        param for param in expected_scan_info["signature"] if param["kind"] == "KEYWORD_ONLY"
+    ]
+
+    # Check labels and widgets in kwargs grid layout
+    for index, kwarg_info in enumerate(kwargs_from_signature):
+        label_widget = scan_control.kwargs_layout.itemAtPosition(1, index).widget()
+        assert label_widget.text() == kwarg_info["name"].capitalize()
+        widget = scan_control.kwargs_layout.itemAtPosition(2, index).widget()
+        expected_widget_type = scan_control.WIDGET_HANDLER.get(kwarg_info["annotation"], QLineEdit)
+        assert isinstance(widget, expected_widget_type)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("scan_name", ["line_scan", "grid_scan"])
+def test_add_remove_bundle(scan_control, scan_name):
+    # Expected scan info from the message signature
+    expected_scan_info = msgpack.loads(packed_message)[scan_name]
+
+    # Select a scan from the comboBox
+    scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText(scan_name)
+
+    # Initial number of args row
+    initial_num_of_rows = scan_control.args_table.rowCount()
+
+    # Check initial row count of args table
+    assert scan_control.args_table.rowCount() == expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["min"]
+
+    # Try to remove default number of args row
+    scan_control.pushButton_remove_bundle.click()
+    assert scan_control.args_table.rowCount() == expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["min"]
+
+    # Try to add two bundles
+    scan_control.pushButton_add_bundle.click()
+    scan_control.pushButton_add_bundle.click()
+
+    # check the case where no max number of args are defined
+    # TODO do check also for the case where max number of args are defined
+    if expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["max"] is None:
+        assert scan_control.args_table.rowCount() == initial_num_of_rows + 2
+
+    # Remove one bundle
+    scan_control.pushButton_remove_bundle.click()
+
+    # check the case where no max number of args are defined
+    if expected_scan_info["arg_bundle_size"]["max"] is None:
+        assert scan_control.args_table.rowCount() == initial_num_of_rows + 1
+
+
+def test_run_line_scan_with_parameters(scan_control, mocked_client):
+    scan_name = "line_scan"
+    kwargs = {"exp_time": 0.1, "steps": 10, "relative": True, "burst_at_each_point": 1}
+    args = {"device": "samx", "start": -5, "stop": 5}
+
+    # Select a scan from the comboBox
+    scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText(scan_name)
+
+    # Set kwargs in the UI
+    for label_index in range(
+        scan_control.kwargs_layout.rowCount() + 1
+    ):  # from some reason rowCount() returns 1 less than the actual number of rows
+        label_item = scan_control.kwargs_layout.itemAtPosition(1, label_index)
+        if label_item:
+            label_widget = label_item.widget()
+            kwarg_key = WidgetIO.get_value(label_widget).lower()
+            if kwarg_key in kwargs:
+                widget_item = scan_control.kwargs_layout.itemAtPosition(2, label_index)
+                if widget_item:
+                    widget = widget_item.widget()
+                    WidgetIO.set_value(widget, kwargs[kwarg_key])
+
+    # Set args in the UI
+    for col_index in range(scan_control.args_table.columnCount()):
+        header_item = scan_control.args_table.horizontalHeaderItem(col_index)
+        if header_item:
+            arg_key = header_item.text().lower()
+            if arg_key in args:
+                for row_index in range(scan_control.args_table.rowCount()):
+                    widget = scan_control.args_table.cellWidget(row_index, col_index)
+                    WidgetIO.set_value(widget, args[arg_key])
+
+    # Mock the scan function
+    mocked_scan_function = MagicMock()
+    setattr(mocked_client.scans, scan_name, mocked_scan_function)
+
+    # Run the scan
+    scan_control.button_run_scan.click()
+
+    # Retrieve the actual arguments passed to the mock
+    called_args, called_kwargs = mocked_scan_function.call_args
+
+    # Check if the scan function was called correctly
+    expected_device = (
+        mocked_client.device_manager.devices.samx
+    )  # This is the FakePositioner instance
+    expected_args_list = [expected_device, args["start"], args["stop"]]
+    assert called_args == tuple(
+        expected_args_list
+    ), "The positional arguments passed to the scan function do not match expected values."
+    assert (
+        called_kwargs == kwargs
+    ), "The keyword arguments passed to the scan function do not match expected values."