diff --git a/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh b/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh
index ebee485bd3d..0ee4477cdcd 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0040-add-and-cat.sh
@@ -214,6 +214,36 @@ test_add_cat_file() {
     echo "IPFS" > actual &&
     test_cmp expected actual
   '
+
+  test_expect_success "ipfs add -r ." '
+    mkdir test_current_dir &&
+    echo "Hey" > test_current_dir/hey &&
+    mkdir test_current_dir/hello &&
+    echo "World" > test_current_dir/hello/world &&
+    ( cd test_current_dir &&
+    ipfs add -r . | tail -n1 > ../actual && cd ../ ) &&
+    rm -r test_current_dir
+  '
+
+  test_expect_success "ipfs add -r . output looks good" '
+    echo "added QmZQWnfcqJ6hNkkPvrY9Q5X39GP3jUnUbAV4AbmbbR3Cb1 test_current_dir" > expected
+    test_cmp expected actual
+  '
+
+  test_expect_success "ipfs add -r ./" '
+    mkdir test_current_dir &&
+    echo "Hey" > test_current_dir/hey &&
+    mkdir test_current_dir/hello &&
+    echo "World" > test_current_dir/hello/world &&
+    ( cd test_current_dir &&
+    ipfs add -r ./ | tail -n1 > ../actual && cd ../ ) &&
+    rm -r test_current_dir
+  '
+
+  test_expect_success "ipfs add -r ./ output looks good" '
+    echo "added QmZQWnfcqJ6hNkkPvrY9Q5X39GP3jUnUbAV4AbmbbR3Cb1 test_current_dir" > expected
+    test_cmp expected actual
+  '
 }
 
 test_add_cat_5MB() {