diff --git a/ext/sockets/tests/unixloop.phpt b/ext/sockets/tests/unixloop.phpt
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+--TEST--
+Unix domain socket Loopback test
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+	if (!extension_loaded('sockets')) {
+		die('skip sockets extension not available.');
+	}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+	$sock_path = sprintf("/tmp/%s.sock", uniqid());
+
+	if (file_exists($sock_path))
+		die('Temporary socket already exists.');
+
+	/* Setup socket server */
+	$server = socket_create(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+	if (!$server) {
+		die('Unable to create AF_UNIX socket [server]');
+	}
+	if (!socket_bind($server,  $sock_path)) {
+		die("Unable to bind to $sock_path");
+	}
+	if (!socket_listen($server, 2)) {
+		die('Unable to listen on socket');
+	}
+	
+	/* Connect to it */
+	$client = socket_create(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+	if (!$client) {
+		die('Unable to create AF_UNIX socket [client]');
+	}
+	if (!socket_connect($client, $sock_path)) {
+		die('Unable to connect to server socket');
+	}
+
+	/* Accept that connection */
+	$socket = socket_accept($server);
+	if (!$socket) {
+		die('Unable to accept connection');
+	}
+
+	socket_write($client, "ABCdef123\n");
+
+	$data = socket_read($socket, 10, PHP_BINARY_READ);
+	var_dump($data);
+
+	socket_close($client);
+	socket_close($socket);
+	socket_close($server);
+	@unlink($sock_path);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(10) "ABCdef123
+"