diff --git a/tests/20config_lowlevel.tests b/tests/20config_lowlevel.tests
index 6b1e0abbe..1bebedcbc 100644
--- a/tests/20config_lowlevel.tests
+++ b/tests/20config_lowlevel.tests
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ out: value = ' baz'
 END
 
 
+TEST "set a config and retrieve it" basic_set_get 'foo' '=bar' <<END
+out: bar
+END
+
+
 TEST "key lookup" lookup <<END
 END
 
diff --git a/tests/backend/test-config.c b/tests/backend/test-config.c
index 80446f0a0..de1fdca54 100644
--- a/tests/backend/test-config.c
+++ b/tests/backend/test-config.c
@@ -83,6 +83,31 @@ TEST ("lookup")
 }
 
 
+TEST ("basic_set_get")
+{
+  REQUIRE (argv[2]);
+  REQUIRE (argv[3]);
+
+  lumiera_config_init ("./");
+
+  if (!lumiera_config_set (argv[2], argv[3]))
+    printf ("failure setting first time '%s%s': %s\n", argv[2], argv[3], lumiera_error ());
+
+  if (!lumiera_config_set (argv[2], argv[3]))
+    printf ("failure setting second time '%s%s': %s\n", argv[2], argv[3], lumiera_error ());
+
+  const char* value;
+  if (lumiera_config_get (argv[2], &value))
+    printf ("%s\n", value);
+  else
+    printf ("failure retrieving '%s': %s\n", argv[2], lumiera_error ());
+
+  lumiera_config_destroy ();
+}
+
+
+
+
 TEST ("number_get")
 {
   REQUIRE (argv[2]);