diff --git a/tests/packagetests.py b/tests/packagetests.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..873e725f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packagetests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+import unittest
+import os
+
+from pisi import util
+from pisi.config import config
+from pisi import package
+
+
+class PackageTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.pkgName = util.package_name("testing",
+                                         "5.1",
+                                         "2")
+
+    def testAddExtract(self):
+        cur = os.getcwd()
+        tmpdir = config.tmp_dir()
+        sandboxdir = os.path.join(cur, "tests/sandbox")
+
+        pkg_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, self.pkgName)
+        pkg = package.Package(pkg_path, "w")
+
+        os.chdir(sandboxdir)
+        pkg.add_to_package("files.xml")
+        pkg.add_to_package("metadata.xml")
+        os.chdir(cur)
+
+        pkg.close()
+
+        pkg = package.Package(pkg_path)
+        pkg.extract_file("files.xml", cur)
+        if not os.path.exists("files.xml"):
+            self.fail("Package extract error")
+
+        os.remove("files.xml")
+        os.remove(pkg_path)
+
+suite = unittest.makeSuite(PackageTestCase)
diff --git a/tests/run.py b/tests/run.py
index 1b9aa60a..c49c9e23 100755
--- a/tests/run.py
+++ b/tests/run.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def run_all():
     import graphtests
     import versiontests
     import configfiletests
+    import packagetests
 
     alltests = unittest.TestSuite((
         utiltests.suite, 
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ def run_all():
         actionsapitests.suite,
         graphtests.suite,
         versiontests.suite,
-        configfiletests.suite
+        configfiletests.suite,
+        packagetests.suite
         ))
 
     runTestSuite(alltests)