diff --git a/testclients/mysql_client_test.cc b/testclients/mysql_client_test.cc
index b07144e43ae..884dadd41c3 100644
--- a/testclients/mysql_client_test.cc
+++ b/testclients/mysql_client_test.cc
@@ -22256,7 +22256,25 @@ static void test_bug33164347() {
   DIE_UNLESS(rc != 0);
 }
 
+static void test_reconnect() {
+  myheader("test_reconnect");
+
+  // this causes tmysql->reconnect = true
+  MYSQL *tmysql = client_connect(0, MYSQL_PROTOCOL_DEFAULT, true);
+  int rc = mysql_query(tmysql, "SET SESSION wait_timeout=5");
+  myquery(rc);
+
+  sleep(10);
+
+  rc = mysql_query(tmysql, "SHOW SESSION VARIABLES LIKE 'wait_timeout'");
+  myquery(rc);
+
+  client_disconnect(tmysql);
+}
+
+
 static struct my_tests_st my_tests[] = {
+    {"test_reconnect", test_reconnect},
     {"test_bug5194", test_bug5194},
     {"disable_query_logs", disable_query_logs},
     {"test_view_sp_list_fields", test_view_sp_list_fields},