diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 522c4990..7113a55c 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ TESTS = \
 	largecmp.test \
 	hugecmp.test \
 	bigarraycmp.test \
+	dates.test \
 	timezone1.test \
 	timezone2.test \
 	signedunsigned1.test \
diff --git a/test/data/7.plist b/test/data/7.plist
index 144a40df..a936852b 100644
--- a/test/data/7.plist
+++ b/test/data/7.plist
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@
 	<date>2010-11-12T13:14:15Z</date>
 	<key>Time2</key>
 	<date>2008-07-06T05:04:03Z</date>
+	<key>Time3</key>
+	<date>1869-01-03T08:16:32Z</date>
+	<key>Time2</key>
+	<date>2199-08-20T01:10:11Z</date>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/test/dates.test b/test/dates.test
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9d754717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dates.test
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+## -*- sh -*-
+
+set -e
+
+DATASRC=$top_srcdir/test/data
+TESTFILE=7.plist
+DATAIN0=$DATASRC/$TESTFILE
+DATAOUT0=$top_builddir/test/data/$TESTFILE.bplist
+DATAOUT1=$top_builddir/test/data/$TESTFILE.xplist
+
+$top_builddir/tools/plistutil -i $DATAIN0 -o $DATAOUT0
+$top_builddir/tools/plistutil -i $DATAOUT0 -o $DATAOUT1
+
+$top_builddir/test/plist_cmp $DATAOUT0 $DATAIN0
+$top_builddir/test/plist_cmp $DATAOUT1 $DATAIN0