diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend.yml b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
index 8e21138f..69621d00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
       POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
       INTERCOM_SECRET: secret
       BASE_URL: test.com
+      NODE_VERSION: 12.22.6
 
     services:
       redis:
@@ -111,6 +112,16 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          cache: npm
+          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Setup node
+        run: npm install -g npm@7.0.0
+        working-directory: ./frontend
+      - run: npm install
 
       - name: Install PostgreSQL client
         run: |
diff --git a/backend/Gemfile b/backend/Gemfile
index cf488880..9886d03f 100644
--- a/backend/Gemfile
+++ b/backend/Gemfile
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ group :development do
 end
 
 group :test do
+  gem "capybara"
+  gem "cuprite"
   gem "mongoid-rspec"
   gem "shoulda-matchers"
   gem "vcr"
diff --git a/backend/Gemfile.lock b/backend/Gemfile.lock
index 77230109..1508a9f8 100644
--- a/backend/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/backend/Gemfile.lock
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ GEM
     cancancan (3.3.0)
     cancancan-mongoid (2.0.0)
       cancancan (>= 2.0, < 4)
+    capybara (3.39.2)
+      addressable
+      matrix
+      mini_mime (>= 0.1.3)
+      nokogiri (~> 1.8)
+      rack (>= 1.6.0)
+      rack-test (>= 0.6.3)
+      regexp_parser (>= 1.5, < 3.0)
+      xpath (~> 3.2)
     coderay (1.1.3)
     coercible (1.0.0)
       descendants_tracker (~> 0.0.1)
@@ -109,6 +118,9 @@ GEM
     crack (0.4.5)
       rexml
     crass (1.0.6)
+    cuprite (0.14.3)
+      capybara (~> 3.0)
+      ferrum (~> 0.13.0)
     database_cleaner (2.0.2)
       database_cleaner-active_record (>= 2, < 3)
     database_cleaner-active_record (2.1.0)
@@ -170,6 +182,11 @@ GEM
     faraday-net_http_persistent (1.2.0)
     faraday-patron (1.0.0)
     faraday-rack (1.0.0)
+    ferrum (0.13)
+      addressable (~> 2.5)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.1)
+      webrick (~> 1.7)
+      websocket-driver (>= 0.6, < 0.8)
     ffaker (2.21.0)
     ffi (1.15.5-java)
     forecast_io (2.0.2)
@@ -213,6 +230,7 @@ GEM
       net-pop
       net-smtp
     marcel (1.0.2)
+    matrix (0.4.2)
     method_source (1.0.0)
     mini_mime (1.1.2)
     mini_portile2 (2.8.4)
@@ -446,11 +464,14 @@ GEM
       addressable (>= 2.8.0)
       crack (>= 0.3.2)
       hashdiff (>= 0.4.0, < 2.0.0)
+    webrick (1.8.1)
     websocket-driver (0.7.6)
       websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.0)
     websocket-driver (0.7.6-java)
       websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.0)
     websocket-extensions (0.1.5)
+    xpath (3.2.0)
+      nokogiri (~> 1.8)
     yard (0.9.34)
     zeitwerk (2.6.9)
 
@@ -471,8 +492,10 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   byebug
   cancancan (~> 3.3.0)
   cancancan-mongoid (= 2.0.0)
+  capybara
   colored (~> 1.2)
   countries
+  cuprite
   database_cleaner
   database_cleaner-mongoid
   devise (= 4.8.0)
diff --git a/backend/env-example b/backend/env-example
index 96ab4a4b..dce94c15 100644
--- a/backend/env-example
+++ b/backend/env-example
@@ -55,3 +55,10 @@ FULLSTORY_ORG=
 
 # MongoDB
 MONGODB_HOST=localhost
+
+# System spec server ports
+SYSTEM_SPEC_BACKEND_PORT=3003
+SYSTEM_SPEC_FRONTEND_PORT=4303
+
+# Run system specs with a headless chrome instance
+HEADLESS_CHROME=true
diff --git a/backend/lib/tasks/spec.rake b/backend/lib/tasks/spec.rake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f93b347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/lib/tasks/spec.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+require_relative "../../spec/system/support/frontend_app"
+
+namespace :spec do
+  namespace :system do
+    task :start_frontend do
+      frontend_app = SystemSpec::FrontendApp.instance
+      frontend_app.start $stdout
+
+      trap "INT" do
+        frontend_app.stop
+        exit 1
+      end
+
+      frontend_app.wait_on
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/backend/spec/system/signup_spec.rb b/backend/spec/system/signup_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2829e661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/spec/system/signup_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+require "system_spec_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe "signup flow" do
+  it "loads the root page" do
+    visit "/"
+    expect(page.title).to eq "Flaredown"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/backend/spec/system/support/capybara_config.rb b/backend/spec/system/support/capybara_config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00a417bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/spec/system/support/capybara_config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Usually, especially when using Selenium, developers tend to increase the max wait time.
+# With Cuprite, there is no need for that.
+# We use a Capybara default value here explicitly.
+Capybara.default_max_wait_time = 2
+
+# Normalize whitespaces when using `has_text?` and similar matchers,
+# i.e., ignore newlines, trailing spaces, etc.
+# That makes tests less dependent on slightly UI changes.
+Capybara.default_normalize_ws = true
+
+# Where to store system tests artifacts (e.g. screenshots, downloaded files, etc.).
+# It could be useful to be able to configure this path from the outside (e.g., on CI).
+Capybara.save_path = ENV.fetch("CAPYBARA_ARTIFACTS", "./tmp/capybara")
+
+# Port on which to fire up the rails backend.
+Capybara.server_port = ENV["SYSTEM_SPEC_BACKEND_PORT"]
+
+# Where to find frontend app; see ./frontend_app.rb
+Capybara.app_host = "http://localhost:#{ENV["SYSTEM_SPEC_FRONTEND_PORT"]}"
diff --git a/backend/spec/system/support/cuprite_config.rb b/backend/spec/system/support/cuprite_config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f4e5e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/spec/system/support/cuprite_config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# First, load Cuprite Capybara integration
+require "capybara/cuprite"
+
+# Then, we need to register our driver to be able to use it later
+# with #driven_by method.
+# NOTE: The name :cuprite is already registered by Rails.
+# See https://github.com/rubycdp/cuprite/issues/180
+Capybara.register_driver(:better_cuprite) do |app|
+  Capybara::Cuprite::Driver.new(
+    app,
+    window_size: [1200, 800],
+    browser_options: {},
+    process_timeout: 10,
+    inspector: true,
+    headless: ENV["HEADLESS_CHROME"] != "false"
+  )
+end
+
+# Configure Capybara to use :better_cuprite driver by default
+Capybara.default_driver = Capybara.javascript_driver = :better_cuprite
diff --git a/backend/spec/system/support/frontend_app.rb b/backend/spec/system/support/frontend_app.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d71431d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/spec/system/support/frontend_app.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+module SystemSpec
+  class FrontendApp
+    include Singleton
+
+    def start(log = "/dev/null")
+      if test_connection_to_frontend_app
+        puts "Frontend app already running at #{frontend_app_url}"
+        return
+      end
+
+      puts "Starting frontend app at #{frontend_app_url}"
+      puts `pwd`
+      puts "ls .."
+      puts `ls ..`
+      puts "ls ../frontend"
+      puts `ls ../frontend`
+      @pid ||= Process.spawn(
+        frontend_app_cmd,
+        [:out, :err] => log,
+        :chdir => "../frontend"
+      )
+
+      timeout = 15.seconds
+      unless test_connection_to_frontend_app(timeout)
+        fail "Frontend app did not start within #{timeout} seconds"
+      end
+    end
+
+    def wait_on
+      return unless @pid
+      Process.wait @pid
+    end
+
+    def stop
+      return unless @pid
+      Process.kill "QUIT", @pid
+      Process.wait @pid
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def test_connection_to_frontend_app(timeout = 0)
+      system(
+        test_connection_cmd(timeout),
+        out: "/dev/null"
+      )
+    end
+
+    def test_connection_cmd(timeout)
+      [
+        "curl --silent --head -X GET",
+        "--retry-connrefused",
+        "--retry", timeout.to_s,
+        "--retry-delay", "1",
+        frontend_app_url
+      ].join(" ")
+    end
+
+    def frontend_app_cmd
+      [
+        "./node_modules/.bin/ember", "serve",
+        "--port", frontend_port,
+        "--proxy", "http://localhost:#{backend_port}"
+      ].join(" ")
+    end
+
+    def frontend_app_url
+      "http://localhost:#{frontend_port}"
+    end
+
+    def frontend_port
+      ENV["SYSTEM_SPEC_FRONTEND_PORT"]
+    end
+
+    def backend_port
+      ENV["SYSTEM_SPEC_BACKEND_PORT"]
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/backend/spec/system_spec_helper.rb b/backend/spec/system_spec_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93c0e4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/spec/system_spec_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+# Most of the system spec config was borrowed, with many thanks, from:
+# https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/system-of-a-test-setting-up-end-to-end-rails-testing
+require "system/support/frontend_app"
+require "system/support/capybara_config"
+require "system/support/cuprite_config"
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.prepend_before(:each, type: :system) do
+    driven_by Capybara.javascript_driver
+  end
+
+  config.before(:suite) do
+    SystemSpec::FrontendApp.instance.start
+  end
+
+  config.after(:suite) do
+    SystemSpec::FrontendApp.instance.stop
+  end
+end