diff --git a/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh b/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh
index f9e1de2a1..2e869683e 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ test_add_cat_file() {
         echo "added $HASH hello.txt" >expected &&
         test_cmp expected actual
     '
+
+    test_expect_success "ipfs add on hidden file succeeds" '
+        echo "Hello Worlds!" >mountdir/.hello.txt &&
+        ipfs add mountdir/.hello.txt >actual
+    '
+
+    test_expect_success "ipfs add on hidden file output looks good" '
+        HASH="QmVr26fY1tKyspEJBniVhqxQeEjhF78XerGiqWAwraVLQH" &&
+        echo "added $HASH .hello.txt" >expected &&
+        test_cmp expected actual
+    '
 }
 
 test_add_cat_5MB() {