diff --git a/test/prefered.c b/test/prefered.c
index fc4a2eb..2df1a71 100644
--- a/test/prefered.c
+++ b/test/prefered.c
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #define err(x) perror(x),exit(1)
 
+extern void printmask(char *name, struct bitmask *mask);
+
 void usage(void)
 {
 }
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ int main(void)
 	nodes = numa_bitmask_alloc(maxmask);
 	mask = numa_bitmask_alloc(maxmask);
 
+	/* Step 1. test 'preferred' policy */
+	printf("\nTesting MPOL_PREFERRED policy:\n\n");
 	for (i = max; i >= 0; --i) {
 		char *mem = mmap(NULL, pagesize*(max+1), PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
 					MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, 0, 0);
@@ -63,5 +67,51 @@ int main(void)
 		if (node != i)
 			err = 1;
 	}
+
+
+	/* Step 2. test 'preferred-many' policy */
+	if (max < 1)
+		return err;
+
+	printf("\nTesting MPOL_PREFERRED_MANY policy:\n\n");
+	for (i = max; i >= 1; --i) {
+		char *mem = mmap(NULL, pagesize*(max+1), PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
+					MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, 0, 0);
+		char *adr = mem;
+
+		if (mem == (char *)-1)
+			err("mmap");
+
+		numa_bitmask_clearall(nodes);
+		numa_bitmask_clearall(mask);
+		/* Set 2 nodes */
+		numa_bitmask_setbit(nodes, i);
+		numa_bitmask_setbit(nodes, i - 1);
+
+		if (mbind(adr,  pagesize, MPOL_PREFERRED_MANY, nodes->maskp,
+							nodes->size, 0) < 0)
+			err("mbind");
+
+		++*adr;
+		if (get_mempolicy(&pol, mask->maskp, mask->size, adr, MPOL_F_ADDR) < 0)
+			err("get_mempolicy");
+
+		assert(pol == MPOL_PREFERRED_MANY);
+		printmask("Got nodes", mask);
+		printmask("Expected nodes", nodes);
+		if (!numa_bitmask_equal(mask, nodes))
+			err = 1;
+
+		node = 0x123;
+		if (get_mempolicy(&node, NULL, 0, adr, MPOL_F_ADDR|MPOL_F_NODE) < 0)
+			err("get_mempolicy2");
+
+		printf("Got node: %d ", node);
+		printmask("Expected nodes", nodes);
+
+		if (!numa_bitmask_isbitset(nodes, node))
+			err = 1;
+	}
+
 	return err;
 }