diff --git a/tests/dump-db.sh b/tests/dump-db.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..234b7ac026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dump-db.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+source common.sh
+
+clearStore
+
+path=$(nix-build dependencies.nix -o $TEST_ROOT/result)
+
+deps="$(nix-store -qR $TEST_ROOT/result)"
+
+nix-store --dump-db > $TEST_ROOT/dump
+
+rm -rf $NIX_DB_DIR
+
+nix-store --load-db < $TEST_ROOT/dump
+
+deps2="$(nix-store -qR $TEST_ROOT/result)"
+
+[ "$deps" = "$deps2" ];
+
+nix-store --dump-db > $TEST_ROOT/dump2
+cmp $TEST_ROOT/dump $TEST_ROOT/dump2
diff --git a/tests/local.mk b/tests/local.mk
index 6b82c0a358..ab170dfe51 100644
--- a/tests/local.mk
+++ b/tests/local.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ nix_tests = \
   remote-store.sh export.sh export-graph.sh negative-caching.sh \
   binary-patching.sh timeout.sh secure-drv-outputs.sh nix-channel.sh \
   multiple-outputs.sh import-derivation.sh fetchurl.sh optimise-store.sh \
-  binary-cache.sh nix-profile.sh repair.sh
+  binary-cache.sh nix-profile.sh repair.sh dump-db.sh
 
 install-tests += $(foreach x, $(nix_tests), tests/$(x))