diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 98ede3b..c6216d5 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@
 		 gb/bssgp_fc_test gb/gprs_ns_test                       \
 		 logging/logging_test fr/fr_test	                \
 		 loggingrb/loggingrb_test strrb/strrb_test              \
-		 vty/vty_test comp128/comp128_test
+		 vty/vty_test comp128/comp128_test utils/utils_test
 
 if ENABLE_MSGFILE
 check_PROGRAMS += msgfile/msgfile_test
 endif
 
+utils_utils_test_SOURCES = utils/utils_test.c
+utils_utils_test_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libosmocore.la
+
 a5_a5_test_SOURCES = a5/a5_test.c
 a5_a5_test_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libosmocore.la $(top_builddir)/src/gsm/libosmogsm.la
 
@@ -104,7 +107,8 @@
              logging/logging_test.ok logging/logging_test.err		\
              fr/fr_test.ok loggingrb/logging_test.ok			\
              loggingrb/logging_test.err	strrb/strrb_test.ok		\
-	     vty/vty_test.ok comp128/comp128_test.ok
+	     vty/vty_test.ok comp128/comp128_test.ok			\
+	     utils/utils_test.ok
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = atconfig
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite.at b/tests/testsuite.at
index 59d660a..9124f25 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite.at
+++ b/tests/testsuite.at
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@
 AT_CHECK([$abs_top_builddir/tests/gb/gprs_ns_test], [0], [expout], [ignore])
 AT_CLEANUP
 
+AT_SETUP([utils])
+AT_KEYWORDS([utils])
+cat $abs_srcdir/utils/utils_test.ok > expout
+AT_CHECK([$abs_top_builddir/tests/utils/utils_test], [0], [expout], [ignore])
+AT_CLEANUP
+
 AT_SETUP([bssgp-fc])
 AT_KEYWORDS([bssgp-fc])
 cat $abs_srcdir/gb/bssgp_fc_tests.ok > expout
diff --git a/tests/utils/utils_test.c b/tests/utils/utils_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b21b074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils/utils_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/* tests for utilities of libmsomcore */
+/*
+ * (C) 2014 Holger Hans Peter Freyther
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <osmocom/core/utils.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+static void hexdump_test(void)
+{
+	uint8_t data[4098];
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(data); ++i)
+		data[i] = i & 0xff;
+
+	printf("Plain dump\n");
+	printf("%s\n", osmo_hexdump(data, 4));
+
+	printf("Corner case\n");
+	printf("%s\n", osmo_hexdump(data, ARRAY_SIZE(data)));
+	printf("%s\n", osmo_hexdump_nospc(data, ARRAY_SIZE(data)));
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	hexdump_test();
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/utils/utils_test.ok b/tests/utils/utils_test.ok
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15dbf44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils/utils_test.ok
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Plain dump
+00 01 02 03 
+Corner case
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