diff --git a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
index af49525..7b66099 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
@@ -273,3 +273,20 @@
     call assert_true(reltimefloat(elapsed) < (has('unix') ? 1.0 : 3.0))
   endif
 endfunc
+
+func Test_pipe()
+  if !has('job') || !has('unix')
+    return
+  endif
+  let job = job_start("python test_channel_pipe.py")
+  call assert_equal("run", job_status(job))
+  try
+    let handle = job_getchannel(job)
+    call ch_sendraw(handle, "echo something\n", 0)
+    call assert_equal("something\n", ch_readraw(handle))
+    let reply = ch_sendraw(handle, "quit\n")
+    call assert_equal("Goodbye!\n", reply)
+  finally
+    call job_stop(job)
+  endtry
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_channel_pipe.py b/src/testdir/test_channel_pipe.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..495fa80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test_channel_pipe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# Server that will communicate over stdin/stderr
+#
+# This requires Python 2.6 or later.
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        print(sys.argv[1])
+
+    while True:
+        typed = sys.stdin.readline()
+        if typed.startswith("quit"):
+            print("Goodbye!")
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+            break
+        if typed.startswith("echo"):
+            print(typed[5:-1])
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+