diff --git a/test/hyperslab.jl b/test/hyperslab.jl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6825d35a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hyperslab.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using Random, Test, HDF5
+
+@testset "hyperslab" begin
+  N = 10
+  v = [randstring(rand(5:10)) for i in 1:N, j in 1:N]
+
+  fn = tempname()
+  h5open(fn, "w") do f
+    f["data"] = v
+  end
+
+  h5open(fn, "r") do f
+    dset = f["data"]
+    indices = (1, 1)
+    @test dset[indices...] == v[indices...]
+
+    indices = (1:10, 1)
+    @test dset[indices...] == v[indices...]
+
+    indices = (1, 1:10)
+    @test dset[indices...] == v[indices...]
+
+    indices = (1:2:10, 1:3:10)
+    @test dset[indices...] == v[indices...]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 5951901c7..b4735f3d9 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ include("plain.jl")
 include("compound.jl")
 include("custom.jl")
 include("reference.jl")
+include("hyperslab.jl")
 include("readremote.jl")
 include("extend_test.jl")
 include("gc.jl")