diff --git a/tests/eval-store.sh b/tests/eval-store.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7bb86d77c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/eval-store.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+source common.sh
+
+eval_store=$TEST_ROOT/eval-store
+
+clearStore
+rm -rf "$eval_store"
+
+nix build -f dependencies.nix --eval-store "$eval_store" -o "$TEST_ROOT/result"
+[[ -e $TEST_ROOT/result/foobar ]]
+(! ls $NIX_STORE_DIR/*.drv)
+ls $eval_store/nix/store/*.drv
+
+clearStore
+rm -rf "$eval_store"
+
+nix-instantiate dependencies.nix --eval-store "$eval_store"
+(! ls $NIX_STORE_DIR/*.drv)
+ls $eval_store/nix/store/*.drv
+
+clearStore
+rm -rf "$eval_store"
+
+nix-build dependencies.nix --eval-store "$eval_store" -o "$TEST_ROOT/result"
+[[ -e $TEST_ROOT/result/foobar ]]
+(! ls $NIX_STORE_DIR/*.drv)
+ls $eval_store/nix/store/*.drv
diff --git a/tests/local.mk b/tests/local.mk
index e16c5a9b7..b100e7f15 100644
--- a/tests/local.mk
+++ b/tests/local.mk
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ nix_tests = \
   ca/nix-run.sh \
   ca/recursive.sh \
   ca/concurrent-builds.sh \
-  ca/nix-copy.sh
+  ca/nix-copy.sh \
+  eval-store.sh
   # parallel.sh
 
 install-tests += $(foreach x, $(nix_tests), tests/$(x))