diff --git a/cmds/lshal/test.cpp b/cmds/lshal/test.cpp
index 6f08f74..cba7c4b 100644
--- a/cmds/lshal/test.cpp
+++ b/cmds/lshal/test.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 #include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include <gtest/gtest.h>
-#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+#include <android-base/parseint.h>
 #include <android/hardware/tests/inheritance/1.0/IChild.h>
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <hidl/HidlTransportSupport.h>
 #include <vintf/parse_xml.h>
 
@@ -77,6 +78,13 @@
             content += "\n";
             content += option.c_str();
         }
+        if (options.size() > 0) {
+            uint64_t len;
+            if (android::base::ParseUint(options[0], &len)) {
+                content += "\n";
+                content += std::string(len, 'X');
+            }
+        }
         ssize_t written = write(fd, content.c_str(), content.size());
         if (written != (ssize_t)content.size()) {
             LOG(WARNING) << "SERVER(Child) debug writes " << written << " bytes < "
@@ -189,6 +197,16 @@
     EXPECT_THAT(err.str(), HasSubstr("does not exist"));
 }
 
+TEST_F(DebugTest, DebugLarge) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(0u, callMain(lshal, {
+        "lshal", "debug", "android.hardware.tests.inheritance@1.0::IChild/default", "10000"
+    }));
+    EXPECT_THAT(out.str(),
+                StrEq("android.hardware.tests.inheritance@1.0::IChild\n10000\n" +
+                      std::string(10000, 'X')));
+    EXPECT_THAT(err.str(), IsEmpty());
+}
+
 TEST_F(DebugTest, DebugParent) {
     EXPECT_EQ(0u, callMain(lshal, {
         "lshal", "debug", "android.hardware.tests.inheritance@1.0::IParent", "calling parent"