diff --git a/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.cpp b/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.cpp
index 369bc80e45..b5891ff23f 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.cpp
@@ -1 +1,41 @@
 #include "SMFTest.hpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION( SMFTest );
+
+void
+SMFTest::takeFiveTest ()
+{
+	TestSMF<Time> smf;
+	smf.open("./test/testdata/TakeFive.mid");
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!smf.is_empty());
+	
+	seq->start_write();
+	smf.seek_to_start();
+
+	uint64_t time = 0; /* in SMF ticks */
+	Evoral::Event<double> ev;
+	
+	const double frames_per_beat = 100.0;
+	
+	uint32_t delta_t = 0;
+	uint32_t size    = 0;
+	uint8_t* buf     = NULL;
+	int ret;
+	while ((ret = smf.read_event(&delta_t, &size, &buf)) >= 0) {
+		cerr << "read smf event type " << int(buf[0]) << endl;
+		ev.set(buf, size, 0.0);
+		time += delta_t;
+		
+		if (ret > 0) { // didn't skip (meta) event
+			// make ev.time absolute time in frames
+			ev.time() = time * frames_per_beat / (double)smf.ppqn();
+			ev.set_event_type(type_map->midi_event_type(buf[0]));
+			seq->append(ev);
+		}
+	}
+
+	seq->end_write(false);
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!seq->empty());
+}
diff --git a/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.hpp b/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.hpp
index 5b3d96a27b..f63fec838a 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.hpp
+++ b/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,51 @@
 
 #include <evoral/SMF.hpp>
 
+#include "SequenceTest.hpp"
+
 #include <sigc++/sigc++.h>
 
 #include <cassert>
+
+using namespace Evoral;
+
+template<typename Time>
+class TestSMF : public SMF<Time> {
+public:
+	int  open(const std::string& path) {
+		return SMF<Time>::open(path);
+	}
+	
+	int read_event(uint32_t* delta_t, uint32_t* size, uint8_t** buf) const {
+		return SMF<Time>::read_event(delta_t, size, buf);
+	}
+};
+
+class SMFTest : public CppUnit::TestFixture
+{
+    CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE (SMFTest);
+    CPPUNIT_TEST (takeFiveTest);
+    CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END ();
+
+    public:
+    
+    	typedef double Time;
+       	
+        void setUp (void) { 
+           type_map = new DummyTypeMap();
+           assert(type_map);
+           seq = new MySequence<Time>(*type_map, 0);
+           assert(seq);
+        }
+        
+        void tearDown (void) {
+        	delete seq;
+        	delete type_map;
+        }
+
+        void takeFiveTest (void);
+
+    private:
+       	DummyTypeMap*       type_map;
+       	MySequence<Time>*   seq;
+};
diff --git a/libs/evoral/test/SequenceTest.hpp b/libs/evoral/test/SequenceTest.hpp
index 746c20cd0f..7800438456 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/test/SequenceTest.hpp
+++ b/libs/evoral/test/SequenceTest.hpp
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ class SequenceTest : public CppUnit::TestFixture
        	typedef std::vector<boost::shared_ptr<Note<Time> > > Notes;
        	
         void setUp (void) { 
-        	std::cerr << "SetUp" << std::endl;
         	type_map = new DummyTypeMap();
            	assert(type_map);
            	seq = new MySequence<Time>(*type_map, 0);
diff --git a/libs/evoral/test/testdata/TakeFive.mid b/libs/evoral/test/testdata/TakeFive.mid
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..0d472ac6cb
Binary files /dev/null and b/libs/evoral/test/testdata/TakeFive.mid differ
diff --git a/libs/evoral/wscript b/libs/evoral/wscript
index 32386f29f6..639c42b228 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/wscript
+++ b/libs/evoral/wscript
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def build(bld):
 	obj              = bld.new_task_gen('cxx', 'program')
 	obj.source       = '''
 		test/SequenceTest.cpp
+		test/SMFTest.cpp
 		test/testrunner.cpp
 	'''
 	obj.includes     = ['.', './src']