diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 3530d515a2..7064e4c281 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -1657,6 +1657,7 @@ F:	package/ssdp-responder/
 F:	package/sysklogd/
 F:	package/uredir/
 F:	package/watchdogd/
+F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_mdnsd.py
 
 N:	Jochen Baltes <jochen.baltes@gmail.com>
 F:	package/altera-stapl
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_mdnsd.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_mdnsd.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecc93ab6f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_mdnsd.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import os
+
+import infra.basetest
+
+
+class TestMdnsd(infra.basetest.BRTest):
+    config = infra.basetest.BASIC_TOOLCHAIN_CONFIG + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_MDNSD=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_MDNSD_MQUERY=y
+        BR2_PACKAGE_MDNSD_HTTP_SERVICE=y
+        BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP="eth0"
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        img = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "rootfs.cpio")
+        self.emulator.boot(arch="armv5",
+                           kernel="builtin",
+                           options=["-initrd", img,
+                                    "-net", "nic,model=rtl8139",
+                                    "-net", "user"])
+        self.emulator.login()
+
+        # We check the program can execute.
+        self.assertRunOk("mdnsd -v")
+
+        # The responder is started at boot by /etc/init.d/S50mdnsd and
+        # advertises the bundled _http._tcp service from /etc/mdns.d/.
+        self.assertRunOk("pidof mdnsd")