diff --git a/libs/pbd/test/filesystem_test.cc b/libs/pbd/test/filesystem_test.cc
index 8fe5afab21..e30aa2b1af 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/test/filesystem_test.cc
+++ b/libs/pbd/test/filesystem_test.cc
@@ -84,3 +84,15 @@ FilesystemTest::testCopyFileUTF8Filename ()
 		CPPUNIT_ASSERT (PBD::copy_file (input_path, output_path));
 	}
 }
+
+void
+FilesystemTest::testFindFilesMatchingPattern ()
+{
+	vector<string> patch_files;
+
+	PBD::find_files_matching_pattern (patch_files, test_search_path (), "*PatchFile*");
+
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(test_search_path ().size() == 1);
+
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(patch_files.size() == 2);
+}
diff --git a/libs/pbd/test/filesystem_test.h b/libs/pbd/test/filesystem_test.h
index a8b3968f3a..588e731af2 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/test/filesystem_test.h
+++ b/libs/pbd/test/filesystem_test.h
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ class FilesystemTest : public CppUnit::TestFixture
 	CPPUNIT_TEST (testPathIsWithin);
 	CPPUNIT_TEST (testCopyFileASCIIFilename);
 	CPPUNIT_TEST (testCopyFileUTF8Filename);
+	CPPUNIT_TEST (testFindFilesMatchingPattern);
 	CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END ();
 
 public:
 	void testPathIsWithin ();
 	void testCopyFileASCIIFilename ();
 	void testCopyFileUTF8Filename ();
-
+	void testFindFilesMatchingPattern ();
 };