diff --git a/test/auto_test.go b/test/auto_test.go
index d9ca5f9da..c9abf826a 100644
--- a/test/auto_test.go
+++ b/test/auto_test.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func TestAuto(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	time.Sleep(1100 * time.Millisecond) // wait for it to be picked up
+
 	resp, err = p.Lookup(state, "www.example.org.", dns.TypeA)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected to receive reply, but didn't")
@@ -117,6 +118,54 @@ func TestAutoNonExistentZone(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAutoAXFR(t *testing.T) {
+	log.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
+
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "coredns")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	corefile := `org:0 {
+		auto {
+			directory ` + tmpdir + ` db\.(.*) {1} 1
+			transfer to *
+		}
+	}
+`
+
+	i, err := CoreDNSServer(corefile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Could not get CoreDNS serving instance: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	udp, _ := CoreDNSServerPorts(i, 0)
+	if udp == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("Could not get UDP listening port")
+	}
+	defer i.Stop()
+
+	// Write db.example.org to get example.org.
+	if err = ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(tmpdir, "db.example.org"), []byte(zoneContent), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(1100 * time.Millisecond) // wait for it to be picked up
+
+	p := proxy.New([]string{udp})
+	m := new(dns.Msg)
+	m.SetAxfr("example.org.")
+	state := request.Request{W: &test.ResponseWriter{}, Req: m}
+
+	resp, err := p.Lookup(state, "example.org.", dns.TypeAXFR)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected to receive reply, but didn't")
+	}
+	if len(resp.Answer) != 5 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected response with %d RRs, got %d", 5, len(resp.Answer))
+	}
+}
+
 const zoneContent = `; testzone
 @	IN	SOA	sns.dns.icann.org. noc.dns.icann.org. 2016082534 7200 3600 1209600 3600
 		NS	a.iana-servers.net.