diff --git a/_test/tests/inc/httpclient_http.test.php b/_test/tests/inc/httpclient_http.test.php
index 9959a1f069d366aecd38e19187e5eb5ed236ebd4..252eb6b65d141b9a05280b12ad2611ba95a0b1fe 100644
--- a/_test/tests/inc/httpclient_http.test.php
+++ b/_test/tests/inc/httpclient_http.test.php
@@ -131,6 +131,19 @@ class httpclient_http_test extends DokuWikiTest {
         $this->assertLessThanOrEqual(251,strlen($data));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group internet
+     */
+    function test_maxbodyok(){
+        $http = new HTTPClient();
+        $http->max_bodysize = 500*1024;
+        $data = $http->get($this->server.'/stream/5');
+        $this->assertTrue($data !== false, 'HTTP response');
+        $http->max_bodysize_abort = false;
+        $data = $http->get($this->server.'/stream/5');
+        $this->assertTrue($data !== false, 'HTTP response');
+    }
+
     /**
      * @group internet
      */