diff --git a/tests/check/libs/gstglmemory.c b/tests/check/libs/gstglmemory.c
index b413c65169..a953ae91a9 100644
--- a/tests/check/libs/gstglmemory.c
+++ b/tests/check/libs/gstglmemory.c
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_basic)
   fail_if (gl_allocator == NULL);
 
   /* test allocator creation */
-  ASSERT_WARNING (mem = gst_allocator_alloc (gl_allocator, 0, NULL);
-      );
+  ASSERT_WARNING (mem = gst_allocator_alloc (gl_allocator, 0, NULL));
 
   for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (formats); i++) {
     GstVideoInfo v_info;
@@ -107,6 +106,147 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_basic)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
+/* one red rgba pixel */
+static gchar rgba_pixel[] = {
+  0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff,
+};
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_transfer)
+{
+  GstAllocator *gl_allocator;
+  GstVideoInfo v_info;
+  GstMemory *mem, *mem2, *mem3;
+  GstMapInfo map_info;
+
+  gl_allocator = gst_allocator_find (GST_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR);
+  fail_if (gl_allocator == NULL);
+
+  gst_video_info_set_format (&v_info, GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_RGBA, 1, 1);
+
+  /* texture creation */
+  mem = (GstMemory *) gst_gl_memory_alloc (context, &v_info, 0);
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_UPLOAD));
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_DOWNLOAD));
+
+  /* test wrapping raw data */
+  mem2 =
+      (GstMemory *) gst_gl_memory_wrapped (context, &v_info, 0, rgba_pixel,
+      NULL, NULL);
+  fail_if (mem == NULL);
+
+  fail_unless (GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem2,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_UPLOAD));
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem2,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_DOWNLOAD));
+
+  /* wrapped texture creation */
+  mem3 = (GstMemory *) gst_gl_memory_wrapped_texture (context,
+      ((GstGLMemory *) mem)->tex_id, &v_info, 0, NULL, NULL);
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem3,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_UPLOAD));
+  fail_unless (GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem3,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_DOWNLOAD));
+
+  /* check data/flags are correct */
+  fail_unless (gst_memory_map (mem2, &map_info, GST_MAP_READ));
+
+  fail_unless (GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem2,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_UPLOAD));
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem2,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_DOWNLOAD));
+
+  fail_unless (((gchar *) map_info.data)[0] == rgba_pixel[0]);
+  fail_unless (((gchar *) map_info.data)[1] == rgba_pixel[1]);
+  fail_unless (((gchar *) map_info.data)[2] == rgba_pixel[2]);
+  fail_unless (((gchar *) map_info.data)[3] == rgba_pixel[3]);
+
+  gst_memory_unmap (mem2, &map_info);
+
+  fail_unless (GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem2,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_UPLOAD));
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem2,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_DOWNLOAD));
+
+  fail_unless (gst_memory_map (mem2, &map_info, GST_MAP_READ | GST_MAP_GL));
+
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem2,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_UPLOAD));
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem2,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_DOWNLOAD));
+
+  /* test texture copy */
+  fail_unless (gst_gl_memory_copy_into_texture ((GstGLMemory *) mem2,
+          ((GstGLMemory *) mem)->tex_id, GST_VIDEO_GL_TEXTURE_TYPE_RGBA, 1, 1,
+          4, FALSE));
+  GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_SET (mem, GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_DOWNLOAD);
+
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem2,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_UPLOAD));
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem2,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_DOWNLOAD));
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_UPLOAD));
+  fail_unless (GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_DOWNLOAD));
+
+  gst_memory_unmap (mem2, &map_info);
+
+  /* test download of copied texture */
+  fail_unless (gst_memory_map (mem, &map_info, GST_MAP_READ));
+
+  fail_unless (((gchar *) map_info.data)[0] == rgba_pixel[0]);
+  fail_unless (((gchar *) map_info.data)[1] == rgba_pixel[1]);
+  fail_unless (((gchar *) map_info.data)[2] == rgba_pixel[2]);
+  fail_unless (((gchar *) map_info.data)[3] == rgba_pixel[3]);
+
+  gst_memory_unmap (mem, &map_info);
+
+  /* test download of wrapped copied texture */
+  fail_unless (gst_memory_map (mem3, &map_info, GST_MAP_READ));
+
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_UPLOAD));
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_DOWNLOAD));
+
+  fail_unless (((gchar *) map_info.data)[0] == rgba_pixel[0]);
+  fail_unless (((gchar *) map_info.data)[1] == rgba_pixel[1]);
+  fail_unless (((gchar *) map_info.data)[2] == rgba_pixel[2]);
+  fail_unless (((gchar *) map_info.data)[3] == rgba_pixel[3]);
+
+  gst_memory_unmap (mem3, &map_info);
+
+  /* test upload flag */
+  fail_unless (gst_memory_map (mem3, &map_info, GST_MAP_WRITE));
+  gst_memory_unmap (mem3, &map_info);
+
+  fail_unless (GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem3,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_UPLOAD));
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem3,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_DOWNLOAD));
+
+  /* test download flag */
+  fail_unless (gst_memory_map (mem3, &map_info, GST_MAP_WRITE | GST_MAP_GL));
+  gst_memory_unmap (mem3, &map_info);
+
+  fail_unless (!GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem3,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_UPLOAD));
+  fail_unless (GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (mem3,
+          GST_GL_MEMORY_FLAG_NEED_DOWNLOAD));
+
+  if (gst_gl_context_get_error ())
+    printf ("%s\n", gst_gl_context_get_error ());
+  fail_if (gst_gl_context_get_error () != NULL);
+
+  gst_memory_unref (mem);
+  gst_memory_unref (mem2);
+  gst_memory_unref (mem3);
+  gst_object_unref (gl_allocator);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
 
 static Suite *
 gst_gl_memory_suite (void)
@@ -117,6 +257,7 @@ gst_gl_memory_suite (void)
   suite_add_tcase (s, tc_chain);
   tcase_add_checked_fixture (tc_chain, setup, teardown);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_basic);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_transfer);
 
   return s;
 }