diff --git a/tests/xbps/xbps-install/behaviour_tests.sh b/tests/xbps/xbps-install/behaviour_tests.sh
index 486ff6e4..625a999b 100644
--- a/tests/xbps/xbps-install/behaviour_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/xbps/xbps-install/behaviour_tests.sh
@@ -92,8 +92,37 @@ directory_to_symlink_body() {
 	atf_check_equal $? 0
 }
 
+update_extract_dir_head() {
+	atf_set "descr" "xbps-install(8): update replaces file with directory"
+}
+
+update_extract_dir_body() {
+	mkdir -p some_repo pkg_A
+	touch pkg_A/file00
+	cd some_repo
+	xbps-create -A noarch -n A-1.0_1 -s "A pkg" ../pkg_A
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	xbps-rindex -d -a $PWD/*.xbps
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	cd ..
+	xbps-install -r root -C empty.conf --repository=$PWD/some_repo -y A
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	rm pkg_A/file00
+	mkdir -p pkg_A/file00
+	touch pkg_A/file00/file01
+	cd some_repo
+	xbps-create -A noarch -n A-1.1_1 -s "A pkg" ../pkg_A
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	xbps-rindex -d -a $PWD/*.xbps
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	cd ..
+	xbps-install -r root -C empty.conf --repository=$PWD/some_repo -d -Suy A
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+}
+
 atf_init_test_cases() {
 	atf_add_test_case install_existent
 	atf_add_test_case update_existent
 	# atf_add_test_case directory_to_symlink
+	atf_add_test_case update_extract_dir
 }