diff --git a/tests/test-strict b/tests/test-strict
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-strict
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+hg init
+
+echo a > a
+hg ci -d '0 0' -Ama
+
+hg an a
+
+HGRCPATH=$HGTMP/.hgrc; export HGRCPATH
+echo "[ui]" >> $HGTMP/.hgrc
+echo "strict=True" >> $HGTMP/.hgrc
+
+hg an a
+hg annotate a
+
+echo % should succeed - up is an alias, not an abbreviation
+
+hg up