diff --git a/test/test_sticky.php b/test/test_sticky.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb7e14b8d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_sticky.php
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+#! /usr/local/bin/php
+<?php
+    // test the uc (upper-case) application
+    //
+    // You must have done "make" in all source directories
+
+    include_once("init.inc");
+
+    check_env_vars();
+    clear_db();
+    clear_data_dirs();
+    create_keys();
+    init_client_dirs("prefs1.xml");
+    copy_to_download_dir("input");
+    add_platform(null);
+    add_user("prefs.xml");
+    add_app("upper_case", null, null);
+    create_work("-appname upper_case -rsc_iops 180000000000.0 -rsc_fpops 0.0 -wu_name uc_wu -wu_template uc_wu_sticky -result_template uc_result_sticky -nresults 2 input input");
+    start_feeder();
+    //run_client("-exit_after 10");
+    run_client("-exit_when_idle");
+    stop_feeder();
+    check_results_done();
+    compare_file("uc_wu_0_0", "uc_correct_output");
+    compare_file("uc_wu_1_0", "uc_correct_output");
+    $f = fopen(urlencode(stripslashes($BOINC_MASTER_URL))."/uc_wu_0_0", "r");
+    $g = fopen(urlencode(stripslashes($BOINC_MASTER_URL))."/uc_wu_1_0", "r");
+    if (!$f || !$g) printf("sticky files did not work\n");
+    else printf("sticky files worked\n");
+?>
diff --git a/test/uc_result_sticky b/test/uc_result_sticky
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index 0000000000..9f115de165
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/uc_result_sticky
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+<file_info>
+    <name><OUTFILE_0/></name>
+    <generated_locally/>
+    <upload_when_present/>
+    <max_nbytes>100000</max_nbytes>
+    <url><UPLOAD_URL/></url>
+    <sticky/>
+</file_info>
+<result>
+    <name><RESULT_NAME/></name>
+    <wu_name><WU_NAME/></wu_name>
+    <file_ref>
+        <file_name><OUTFILE_0/></file_name>
+        <fd>1</fd>
+    </file_ref>
+</result>
diff --git a/test/uc_wu_sticky b/test/uc_wu_sticky
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9b6da5bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/uc_wu_sticky
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+<file_info>
+    <name><INFILE_0/></name>
+    <url><DOWNLOAD_URL/><INFILE_0/></url>
+    <md5_cksum><MD5_0/></md5_cksum>
+    <sticky/>
+</file_info>
+<workunit>
+    <name><WU_NAME/></name>
+    <app_name>upper_case</app_name>
+    <file_ref>
+        <file_name><INFILE_0/></file_name>
+        <fd>0</fd>
+    </file_ref>
+</workunit>