diff --git a/tests/Android.mk b/tests/Android.mk
index fccf3f1..4e82591 100644
--- a/tests/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/Android.mk
@@ -210,6 +210,18 @@
 include $(LOCAL_PATH)/Android.build.mk
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# This library used by atexit tests
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+libtest_atexit_src_files := \
+    atexit_testlib.cpp
+
+module := libtest_atexit
+build_type := target
+build_target := SHARED_LIBRARY
+include $(LOCAL_PATH)/Android.build.mk
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Tests for the device using bionic's .so. Run with:
 #   adb shell /data/nativetest/bionic-unit-tests/bionic-unit-tests
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -217,6 +229,7 @@
     libBionicTests \
 
 bionic-unit-tests_src_files := \
+    atexit_test.cpp \
     dlext_test.cpp \
     dlfcn_test.cpp \
 
@@ -263,11 +276,14 @@
 
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS)-$(HOST_ARCH),linux-x86)
 
+bionic-unit-tests-glibc_src_files := \
+    atexit_test.cpp \
+
 bionic-unit-tests-glibc_whole_static_libraries := \
     libBionicStandardTests \
 
 bionic-unit-tests-glibc_ldlibs := \
-    -lrt \
+    -lrt -ldl \
 
 module := bionic-unit-tests-glibc
 module_tag := optional
diff --git a/tests/atexit_test.cpp b/tests/atexit_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e52235d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/atexit_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+TEST(atexit, combined_test) {
+  std::string atexit_call_sequence;
+  bool valid_this_in_static_dtor = false;
+  void* handle = dlopen("libtest_atexit.so", RTLD_NOW);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(handle != NULL);
+
+  void* sym = dlsym(handle, "register_atexit");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(sym != NULL);
+  reinterpret_cast<void (*)(std::string*, bool*)>(sym)(&atexit_call_sequence, &valid_this_in_static_dtor);
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, dlclose(handle));
+  // this test verifies atexit call from atexit handler. as well as the order of calls
+  ASSERT_EQ("Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall", atexit_call_sequence);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(valid_this_in_static_dtor);
+}
+
+// TODO: test for static dtor calls from from exit(.) -> __cxa_finalize(NULL)
+
diff --git a/tests/atexit_testlib.cpp b/tests/atexit_testlib.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36393e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/atexit_testlib.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+// use external control number from main test
+static std::string* atexit_sequence = NULL;
+static bool* atexit_valid_this_in_static_dtor = NULL;
+
+class AtExitStaticClass;
+
+static const AtExitStaticClass* valid_this = NULL;
+
+static class AtExitStaticClass {
+public:
+  AtExitStaticClass() { valid_this = this; }
+  ~AtExitStaticClass() {
+    if (atexit_valid_this_in_static_dtor) {
+      *atexit_valid_this_in_static_dtor = (valid_this == this);
+    }
+  }
+} staticObj;
+
+// 4
+static void atexit_handler_from_atexit_from_atexit2() {
+  *atexit_sequence += " on";
+}
+
+// 3
+static void atexit_handler_from_atexit_from_atexit1() {
+  *atexit_sequence += " sat";
+}
+
+// 2
+static void atexit_handler_from_atexit() {
+  *atexit_sequence += " Dumpty";
+  // register 2 others
+  atexit(atexit_handler_from_atexit_from_atexit2);
+  atexit(atexit_handler_from_atexit_from_atexit1);
+}
+
+// 1
+static void atexit_handler_with_atexit() {
+  *atexit_sequence += "Humpty";
+  atexit(atexit_handler_from_atexit);
+}
+
+// last
+static void atexit_handler_regular() {
+  *atexit_sequence += " a wall";
+}
+
+extern "C" void register_atexit(std::string* sequence, bool* valid_this_in_static_dtor) {
+  atexit_sequence = sequence;
+  atexit_valid_this_in_static_dtor = valid_this_in_static_dtor;
+  atexit(atexit_handler_regular);
+  atexit(atexit_handler_with_atexit);
+  atexit(NULL);
+}
+