diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 1efa80d..6848b43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         scenario:
           - pdns-43
           - pdns-44
+          - pdns-45
           - pdns-master
           - pdns-os-repos
           - systemd-no-overrides
diff --git a/molecule/pdns-45/converge.yml b/molecule/pdns-45/converge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12c0306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/pdns-45/converge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+
+- hosts: pdns
+  vars_files:
+    - ../resources/vars/pdns-common.yml
+    - ../resources/vars/pdns-repo-45.yml
+    - ../resources/vars/pdns-backends.yml
+  roles:
+    - { role: pdns-ansible }
diff --git a/molecule/pdns-45/molecule.yml b/molecule/pdns-45/molecule.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59fb415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/pdns-45/molecule.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+---
+
+scenario:
+  name: pdns-45
+
+driver:
+  name: docker
+
+dependency:
+  name: galaxy
+
+platforms:
+  - name: centos-7
+    groups: ["pdns"]
+    image: centos:7
+    dockerfile_tpl: centos-systemd
+
+  - name: centos-8
+    groups: ["pdns"]
+    image: centos:8
+    dockerfile_tpl: centos-systemd
+
+  - name: ubuntu-2004
+    groups: ["pdns"]
+    image: ubuntu:20.04
+    tmpfs:
+      - /run
+      - /tmp
+    dockerfile_tpl: debian-systemd
+
+  - name: debian-10
+    groups: ["pdns"]
+    image: debian:10
+    privileged: True
+    volume_mounts:
+      - "/sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw"
+    tmpfs:
+      - /run
+      - /run/lock
+      - /tmp
+    dockerfile_tpl: debian-systemd
+    environment: { container: docker }
+
+  # In order to run the tests we need
+  # a MySQL container to be up & running
+  - name: mysql
+    image: mysql:5.7
+    env:
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: pdns
+    # Declaring the container as service,
+    # will link it to the others Platforms containers
+    # on creation.
+    is_service: yes
+
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+  options:
+    diff: True
+    v: True
+  config_options:
+    defaults:
+      gathering: smart
+      fact_caching: jsonfile
+      fact_caching_connection: .ansible_cache
+      fact_caching_timeout: 7200
+    ssh_connection:
+      pipelining: true
+  inventory:
+    links:
+      host_vars: ../resources/host_vars/
+  playbooks:
+    create: ../resources/create.yml
+    destroy: ../resources/destroy.yml
+    prepare: ../resources/prepare.yml
+    # "systemctl used in place of systemd module" "ANSIBLE0006"
+    # "Tasks that run when changed should likely be handlers" "ANSIBLE0016"
+    # "Shells that use pipes should set the pipefail option" "306"
+  lint: ansible-lint -x ANSIBLE0006 ANSIBLE0016 306
+
+lint: yamllint defaults tasks meta vars
+
+verifier:
+  name: testinfra
+  options:
+    hosts: "pdns"
+    vvv: True
+  directory: ../resources/tests/all
+  additional_files_or_dirs:
+    # path relative to 'directory'
+    - ../repo-45/
+    - ../backend-sqlite/
+    - ../backend-mysql/
+    - ../systemd-override/
+  lint: flake8
diff --git a/molecule/resources/vars/pdns-repo-45.yml b/molecule/resources/vars/pdns-repo-45.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef6aa9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/resources/vars/pdns-repo-45.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+
+##
+# PowerDNS 4.5.x Repository
+##
+
+pdns_install_repo: "{{ pdns_auth_powerdns_repo_45 }}"
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 10ac8a0..53b4218 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ pdns_auth_powerdns_repo_44:
   yum_debug_symbols_repo_baseurl: "http://repo.powerdns.com/centos/$basearch/$releasever/auth-44/debug"
   name: "powerdns-auth-44"
 
+pdns_auth_powerdns_repo_45:
+  apt_repo_origin: "repo.powerdns.com"
+  apt_repo: "deb [arch=amd64] http://repo.powerdns.com/{{ ansible_distribution | lower }} {{ ansible_distribution_release | lower }}-auth-45 main"
+  gpg_key: "http://repo.powerdns.com/FD380FBB-pub.asc"
+  gpg_key_id: "9FAAA5577E8FCF62093D036C1B0C6205FD380FBB"
+  yum_repo_baseurl: "http://repo.powerdns.com/centos/$basearch/$releasever/auth-45"
+  yum_debug_symbols_repo_baseurl: "http://repo.powerdns.com/centos/$basearch/$releasever/auth-45/debug"
+  name: "powerdns-auth-45"
+
 default_pdns_service_overrides: >-
   {{  { 'User'  : pdns_user
       , 'Group' : pdns_group