diff --git a/net/services/relay/relay_test.go b/net/services/relay/relay_test.go
index 85b605534..01192bfa9 100644
--- a/net/services/relay/relay_test.go
+++ b/net/services/relay/relay_test.go
@@ -99,3 +99,211 @@ func TestRelaySimple(t *testing.T) {
 	log.Debug("sweet, relay works.")
 	s.Close()
 }
+
+func TestRelayAcrossFour(t *testing.T) {
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// these networks have the relay service wired in already.
+	n1 := netutil.GenNetwork(t, ctx)
+	n2 := netutil.GenNetwork(t, ctx)
+	n3 := netutil.GenNetwork(t, ctx)
+	n4 := netutil.GenNetwork(t, ctx)
+	n5 := netutil.GenNetwork(t, ctx)
+
+	n1p := n1.LocalPeer()
+	n2p := n2.LocalPeer()
+	n3p := n3.LocalPeer()
+	n4p := n4.LocalPeer()
+	n5p := n5.LocalPeer()
+
+	netutil.DivulgeAddresses(n2, n1)
+	netutil.DivulgeAddresses(n2, n3)
+	netutil.DivulgeAddresses(n4, n3)
+	netutil.DivulgeAddresses(n4, n5)
+
+	if err := n1.DialPeer(ctx, n2p); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to dial:", err)
+	}
+	if err := n3.DialPeer(ctx, n2p); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to dial:", err)
+	}
+	if err := n3.DialPeer(ctx, n4p); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to dial:", err)
+	}
+	if err := n5.DialPeer(ctx, n4p); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to dial:", err)
+	}
+
+	// setup handler on n5 to copy everything over to the pipe.
+	piper, pipew := io.Pipe()
+	n5.SetHandler(inet.ProtocolTesting, func(s inet.Stream) {
+		log.Debug("relay stream opened to n5!")
+		log.Debug("piping and echoing everything")
+		w := io.MultiWriter(s, pipew)
+		io.Copy(w, s)
+		log.Debug("closing stream")
+		s.Close()
+	})
+
+	// ok, now we can try to relay n1--->n2--->n3--->n4--->n5
+	log.Debug("open relay stream")
+	s, err := n1.NewStream(relay.ProtocolRelay, n2p)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("write relay header n1->n3 (%s -> %s)", n1p, n3p)
+	if err := relay.WriteHeader(s, n1p, n3p); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("write relay header n1->n4 (%s -> %s)", n1p, n4p)
+	if err := mux.WriteProtocolHeader(relay.ProtocolRelay, s); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := relay.WriteHeader(s, n1p, n4p); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("write relay header n1->n5 (%s -> %s)", n1p, n5p)
+	if err := mux.WriteProtocolHeader(relay.ProtocolRelay, s); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := relay.WriteHeader(s, n1p, n5p); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// ok now the header's there, we can write the next protocol header.
+	log.Debug("write testing header")
+	if err := mux.WriteProtocolHeader(inet.ProtocolTesting, s); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// okay, now we should be able to write text, and read it out.
+	buf1 := []byte("abcdefghij")
+	buf2 := make([]byte, 10)
+	buf3 := make([]byte, 10)
+	log.Debug("write in some text.")
+	if _, err := s.Write(buf1); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// read it out from the pipe.
+	log.Debug("read it out from the pipe.")
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(piper, buf2); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if string(buf1) != string(buf2) {
+		t.Fatal("should've gotten that text out of the pipe")
+	}
+
+	// read it out from the stream (echoed)
+	log.Debug("read it out from the stream (echoed).")
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(s, buf3); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if string(buf1) != string(buf3) {
+		t.Fatal("should've gotten that text out of the stream")
+	}
+
+	// sweet. relay works.
+	log.Debug("sweet, relaying across 4 works.")
+	s.Close()
+}
+
+func TestRelayStress(t *testing.T) {
+	buflen := 1 << 18
+	iterations := 10
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// these networks have the relay service wired in already.
+	n1 := netutil.GenNetwork(t, ctx)
+	n2 := netutil.GenNetwork(t, ctx)
+	n3 := netutil.GenNetwork(t, ctx)
+
+	n1p := n1.LocalPeer()
+	n2p := n2.LocalPeer()
+	n3p := n3.LocalPeer()
+
+	netutil.DivulgeAddresses(n2, n1)
+	netutil.DivulgeAddresses(n2, n3)
+
+	if err := n1.DialPeer(ctx, n2p); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to dial:", err)
+	}
+	if err := n3.DialPeer(ctx, n2p); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to dial:", err)
+	}
+
+	// setup handler on n3 to copy everything over to the pipe.
+	piper, pipew := io.Pipe()
+	n3.SetHandler(inet.ProtocolTesting, func(s inet.Stream) {
+		log.Debug("relay stream opened to n3!")
+		log.Debug("piping and echoing everything")
+		w := io.MultiWriter(s, pipew)
+		io.Copy(w, s)
+		log.Debug("closing stream")
+		s.Close()
+	})
+
+	// ok, now we can try to relay n1--->n2--->n3.
+	log.Debug("open relay stream")
+	s, err := n1.NewStream(relay.ProtocolRelay, n2p)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// ok first thing we write the relay header n1->n3
+	log.Debug("write relay header")
+	if err := relay.WriteHeader(s, n1p, n3p); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// ok now the header's there, we can write the next protocol header.
+	log.Debug("write testing header")
+	if err := mux.WriteProtocolHeader(inet.ProtocolTesting, s); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// okay, now write lots of text and read it back out from both
+	// the pipe and the stream.
+	buf1 := make([]byte, buflen)
+	buf2 := make([]byte, len(buf1))
+	buf3 := make([]byte, len(buf1))
+
+	fillbuf := func(buf []byte, b byte) {
+		for i := range buf {
+			buf[i] = b
+		}
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < iterations; i++ {
+		fillbuf(buf1, byte(int('a')+i))
+		log.Debugf("writing %d bytes (%d/%d)", len(buf1), i, iterations)
+		if _, err := s.Write(buf1); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		log.Debug("read it out from the pipe.")
+		if _, err := io.ReadFull(piper, buf2); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if string(buf1) != string(buf2) {
+			t.Fatal("should've gotten that text out of the pipe")
+		}
+
+		// read it out from the stream (echoed)
+		log.Debug("read it out from the stream (echoed).")
+		if _, err := io.ReadFull(s, buf3); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if string(buf1) != string(buf3) {
+			t.Fatal("should've gotten that text out of the stream")
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Debug("sweet, relay works under stress.")
+	s.Close()
+}