diff --git a/tests/lib1/intermediary-1.pc b/tests/lib1/intermediary-1.pc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96facaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib1/intermediary-1.pc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+prefix=/usr
+exec_prefix=${prefix}
+libdir=${prefix}/lib
+includedir=${prefix}/include
+
+Name: intermediary-1
+Description: A testing pkg-config file
+Version: 1.2.3
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lintermediary-1 -lfoo -lbar -lbaz
+Cflags: -fPIC -I${includedir}/foo
diff --git a/tests/lib1/intermediary-2.pc b/tests/lib1/intermediary-2.pc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85d7862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib1/intermediary-2.pc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+prefix=/usr
+exec_prefix=${prefix}
+libdir=${prefix}/lib
+includedir=${prefix}/include
+
+Name: intermediary-2
+Description: A testing pkg-config file
+Version: 1.2.3
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lintermediary-2 -lfoo -lbar -lbaz
+Cflags: -fPIC -I${includedir}/foo
diff --git a/tests/run.sh.in b/tests/run.sh.in
index c754822..eb07410 100644
--- a/tests/run.sh.in
+++ b/tests/run.sh.in
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --exists 'tilde >= 1.0.0'; echo \
 	'0'
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --exists '' 'foo'; echo \$?" \
 	'0'
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --libs intermediary-1 intermediary-2" \
+	'-lintermediary-1 -lintermediary-2 -lfoo -lbar -lbaz'
 
 # 2) tests for PKG_CONFIG_PATH order
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1:${selfdir}/lib2 ${1} --libs foo" \