diff --git a/tests/run.sh.in b/tests/run.sh.in
index f088801..9b10d65 100644
--- a/tests/run.sh.in
+++ b/tests/run.sh.in
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --libs nolib; echo \$?" \
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} --libs nocflag; echo \$?" \
 	'0'
 
+# test 36 - running against file in CWD with no path
+# File moved to CWD to allow arbitrary path to pkgconf and keep pc file in CWD
+run_test "cp ${selfdir}/lib1/foo.pc . && ${1} --libs foo.pc; rm -f foo.pc" \
+	'-lfoo'
+
 # 10) tests for internal getopt implementation with options at the end
 if [ "x@STRICT_MODE@" = "xno" ]; then
 	run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${selfdir}/lib1 ${1} foo --libs" \