diff --git a/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/scripts_test.sh b/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/scripts_test.sh
index 9c6763d5..58559d2c 100644
--- a/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/scripts_test.sh
+++ b/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/scripts_test.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,83 @@ script_arch_body() {
 	atf_check_equal $rval 0
 }
 
+create_script_stdout() {
+	cat > "$2" <<_EOF
+#!/bin/sh
+ACTION="\$1"
+PKGNAME="\$2"
+VERSION="\$3"
+UPDATE="\$4"
+CONF_FILE="\$5"
+ARCH="\$6"
+
+echo "$1 \$@"
+_EOF
+	chmod +x "$1"
+}
+
+atf_test_case script_action
+
+script_action_head() {
+	atf_set "descr" "Tests for package scripts: different actions"
+}
+
+script_action_body() {
+	mkdir some_repo root
+	mkdir -p pkg_A/usr/bin
+	echo "A-1.0_1" > pkg_A/usr/bin/foo
+	create_script_stdout "install" pkg_A/INSTALL
+	create_script_stdout "remove" pkg_A/REMOVE
+
+	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 $? 0
+	cd ..
+
+	xbps-install -C empty.conf -r root --repository=$PWD/some_repo -y A >out
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+
+	grep "^install pre A 1.0_1 no no" out
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	grep "^install post A 1.0_1 no no" out
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+
+	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 $? 0
+	cd ..
+
+	xbps-install -C empty.conf -r root --repository=$PWD/some_repo -yu >out
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+
+	grep "^remove pre A 1.0_1 yes no" out
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	grep "^install pre A 1.1_1 yes no" out
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	grep "^remove post A 1.0_1 yes no" out
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	grep "^remove purge A 1.0_1 yes no" out
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	grep "^install post A 1.1_1 yes no" out
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+
+	xbps-remove -C empty.conf -r root -y A >out
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+
+	grep "^remove pre A 1.1_1 no no" out
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	grep "^remove post A 1.1_1 no no" out
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	grep "^remove purge A 1.1_1 no no" out
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+}
+
 atf_init_test_cases() {
 	atf_add_test_case script_nargs
 	atf_add_test_case script_arch
+	atf_add_test_case script_action
 }