diff --git a/tests/libzebra.tests/testcli.exp b/tests/libzebra.tests/testcli.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..778bd0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/libzebra.tests/testcli.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+set timeout 30
+set test_name "testcli"
+
+spawn sh -c "./testcli < $env(srcdir)/testcli.in | diff -au $env(srcdir)/testcli.refout -"
+
+expect {
+	eof {
+	}
+	timeout {
+		exp_close
+		fail "$test_name: timeout"
+	}
+}
+
+catch wait result
+set os_error    [lindex $result 2]
+set exit_status [lindex $result 3]
+
+if { $os_error == 0 && $exit_status == 0 } {
+	pass "$test_name"
+} else {
+	fail "$test_name"
+}