diff --git a/lib/galaxy/dependencies/pinned-requirements.txt b/lib/galaxy/dependencies/pinned-requirements.txt
index 4aba5ead578..e8670c91b67 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/dependencies/pinned-requirements.txt
+++ b/lib/galaxy/dependencies/pinned-requirements.txt
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ proto-plus==1.27.0
 protobuf==6.33.4
 prov==1.5.1
 psutil==7.2.1
-pulsar-galaxy-lib==0.15.13
+pulsar-galaxy-lib==0.15.14
 py-key-value-aio==0.3.0
 py-key-value-shared==0.3.0
 pyasn1==0.6.2
diff --git a/test/integration/embedded_pulsar_none_job_conf.yml b/test/integration/embedded_pulsar_none_job_conf.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7178318a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/embedded_pulsar_none_job_conf.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+runners:
+  local:
+    load: galaxy.jobs.runners.local:LocalJobRunner
+  pulsar_embed:
+    load: galaxy.jobs.runners.pulsar:PulsarEmbeddedJobRunner
+    pulsar_app_config:
+      tool_dependency_dir: none
+      conda_auto_init: false
+      conda_auto_install: false
+
+execution:
+  default: pulsar_embed
+  environments:
+    local:
+      runner: local
+    pulsar_embed:
+      runner: pulsar_embed
+      remote_metadata: true
+      default_file_action: none
+
+tools:
+- class: local
+  environment: local
diff --git a/test/integration/test_pulsar_embedded_none.py b/test/integration/test_pulsar_embedded_none.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..206e41d8f18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/test_pulsar_embedded_none.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""Integration tests for the Pulsar embedded runner with default_file_action: none.
+
+This tests the configuration where Pulsar and Galaxy share a filesystem and
+no file staging is needed (default_file_action: none).
+
+See https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy/issues/21566
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from galaxy_test.driver import integration_util
+
+SCRIPT_DIRECTORY = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+EMBEDDED_PULSAR_JOB_CONFIG_FILE = os.path.join(SCRIPT_DIRECTORY, "embedded_pulsar_none_job_conf.yml")
+
+
+class EmbeddedNonePulsarIntegrationInstance(integration_util.IntegrationInstance):
+    """Describe a Galaxy test instance with embedded pulsar configured with default_file_action: none."""
+
+    framework_tool_and_types = True
+
+    @classmethod
+    def handle_galaxy_config_kwds(cls, config):
+        config["job_config_file"] = EMBEDDED_PULSAR_JOB_CONFIG_FILE
+        config["object_store_store_by"] = "uuid"
+        config["retry_metadata_internally"] = False
+
+
+instance = integration_util.integration_module_instance(EmbeddedNonePulsarIntegrationInstance)
+
+test_tools = integration_util.integration_tool_runner(
+    [
+        "simple_constructs",
+        "job_properties",
+    ]
+)