diff --git a/openbsc/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c b/openbsc/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
index 38c1a6a..692ec90 100644
--- a/openbsc/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
+++ b/openbsc/tests/gsm0408/gsm0408_test.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
 #include <openbsc/gsm_04_08.h>
+#include <openbsc/gsm_04_11.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_subscriber.h>
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
 #include <openbsc/arfcn_range_encode.h>
@@ -448,6 +449,29 @@
 	VERIFY(f0, ==, 1);
 }
 
+static void test_gsm411_rp_ref_wrap(void)
+{
+	struct gsm_subscriber_connection conn;
+	int res;
+
+	printf("testing RP-Reference wrap\n");
+
+	memset(&conn, 0, sizeof(conn));
+	conn.next_rp_ref = 255;
+
+	res = sms_next_rp_msg_ref(&conn);
+	printf("Allocated reference: %d\n", res);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(res == 255);
+
+	res = sms_next_rp_msg_ref(&conn);
+	printf("Allocated reference: %d\n", res);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(res == 0);
+
+	res = sms_next_rp_msg_ref(&conn);
+	printf("Allocated reference: %d\n", res);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(res == 1);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	osmo_init_logging(&log_info);
@@ -460,6 +484,7 @@
 	test_arfcn_filter();
 	test_print_encoding();
 	test_range_encoding();
+	test_gsm411_rp_ref_wrap();
 
 	printf("Done.\n");
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;