diff --git a/test/sharness/t0250-files-api.sh b/test/sharness/t0250-files-api.sh
index 793e168bedec..8b7c9fdf811c 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0250-files-api.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0250-files-api.sh
@@ -260,6 +260,12 @@ test_files_api() {
     verify_dir_contents /cats/this/is/a/dir
   '
 
+  test_expect_success "dir has correct name" '
+    echo "this/" > ls_dir_expected &&
+    ipfs files ls -l /cats | grep this/ | awk '\''{print $1}'\'' > ls_dir_actual &&
+    test_cmp ls_dir_expected ls_dir_actual
+  '
+
   test_expect_success "can copy file into new dir $EXTRA" '
     ipfs files cp /ipfs/$FILE3 /cats/this/is/a/dir/file3
   '