diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 342601f604..cf498e05cf 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 SUBDIRS = sched eos 
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = init loadall simplefake states caps queue registry \
-paranoia rip mp3encode autoplug props case4 markup load tee incsched
+paranoia rip mp3encode autoplug props case4 markup load tee incsched \
+reaping
 
 # we have nothing but apps here, we can do this safely
 LIBS += $(GST_LIBS)
diff --git a/tests/reaping.c b/tests/reaping.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3714e54dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reaping.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
+  GstBin *pipeline, *thread;
+  GstElement *src, *queue1, *sink;
+
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+  gst_info_set_categories(-1);
+  gst_debug_set_categories(-1);
+
+  pipeline = gst_pipeline_new("pipeline");
+  thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
+  src = gst_elementfactory_make("fakesrc","src");
+  queue1 = gst_elementfactory_make("queue","queue");
+  sink = gst_elementfactory_make("fakesink","sink");
+
+  gst_bin_add(pipeline,src);
+  gst_bin_add(pipeline,queue1);
+  gst_bin_add(pipeline,GST_ELEMENT(thread));
+  gst_bin_add(thread,sink);
+
+  gst_element_add_ghost_pad(GST_ELEMENT(thread),gst_element_get_pad(sink,"sink"),"sink");
+
+  gst_element_connect (src,"src",queue1,"sink");
+  gst_element_connect (queue1, "src", thread, "sink");
+
+
+  fprintf(stderr,"\n\n\n");
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_READY);
+
+
+  fprintf(stderr,"\n\n\n");
+  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
+}