diff --git a/unix/syscall_linux_test.go b/unix/syscall_linux_test.go
index 791ba85b..d3161d68 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_linux_test.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_linux_test.go
@@ -659,3 +659,40 @@ func openMountByID(mountID int) (f *os.File, err error) {
 	}
 	return nil, errors.New("mountID not found")
 }
+
+func TestEpoll(t *testing.T) {
+	efd, err := unix.EpollCreate1(unix.EPOLL_CLOEXEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("EpollCreate1: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(efd)
+
+	r, w, err := os.Pipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer r.Close()
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	fd := int(r.Fd())
+	ev := unix.EpollEvent{Events: unix.EPOLLIN, Fd: int32(fd)}
+
+	err = unix.EpollCtl(efd, unix.EPOLL_CTL_ADD, fd, &ev)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("EpollCtl: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := w.Write([]byte("HELLO GOPHER")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	events := make([]unix.EpollEvent, 128)
+	n, err := unix.EpollWait(efd, events, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("EpollWait: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if n != 1 {
+		t.Logf("EpollWait: wrong number of events: got %v, expected 1", n)
+	}
+}