diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 65b4fa8..239fc8c 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 EXTRA_DIST       = lib.sh opts.sh
-EXTRA_DIST      += api.sh local.sh unicode.sh remote.sh fwd.sh mark.sh \
-		   memleak.sh facility.sh notify.sh rotate_all.sh secure.sh
+EXTRA_DIST      += api.sh local.sh unicode.sh remote.sh fwd.sh mark.sh      \
+		   memleak.sh facility.sh notify.sh rotate_all.sh secure.sh \
+		   logger.sh
 CLEANFILES       = *~ *.trs *.log
 TEST_EXTENSIONS  = .sh
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT= unshare -mrun
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ api_LDADD        = ../src/libsyslog.la
 
 TESTS            = opts.sh
 TESTS           += local.sh
+TESTS           += logger.sh
 TESTS           += unicode.sh
 TESTS           += remote.sh
 TESTS           += api.sh
diff --git a/test/logger.sh b/test/logger.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0b07bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/logger.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Verify logger capabilities, for now just remote logger
+# shellcheck disable=SC1090
+#set -x
+
+if [ x"${srcdir}" = x ]; then
+    srcdir=.
+fi
+. ${srcdir}/lib.sh
+ip link set lo up
+
+print "Starting stand-alone logger test ..."
+cap_start
+logger -b -H "$(basename "$0")" -h 127.0.0.3 -I $$ -t test1 "Kilroy was here"
+cap_stop
+
+# Check for the composed BSD procname{PID] syntax
+STR="test1\[$$\]"
+cap_find "$STR" || FAIL "Cannot find: $STR"
+
+OK