diff --git a/base-linux/run/rm_session_mmap.run b/base-linux/run/rm_session_mmap.run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ac885b2c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base-linux/run/rm_session_mmap.run
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+build "core init test/rm_session_mmap drivers/timer test/signal"
+
+create_boot_directory
+
+install_config {
+	<config verbose="yes">
+		<parent-provides>
+			<service name="ROM"/>
+			<service name="RAM"/>
+			<service name="IRQ"/>
+			<service name="IO_MEM"/>
+			<service name="IO_PORT"/>
+			<service name="CAP"/>
+			<service name="PD"/>
+			<service name="RM"/>
+			<service name="CPU"/>
+			<service name="LOG"/>
+			<service name="SIGNAL"/>
+		</parent-provides>
+		<default-route>
+			<any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
+		</default-route>
+		<start name="test-rm_session_mmap">
+			<resource name="RAM" quantum="2M"/>
+		</start>
+
+		<!-- add signal test for concurrency -->
+		<start name="timer">
+			<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
+			<provides><service name="Timer"/></provides>
+		</start>
+		<start name="test-signal">
+			<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
+		</start>
+	</config>}
+
+build_boot_image "core init test-rm_session_mmap timer test-signal"
+
+run_genode_until forever
+
diff --git a/base-linux/src/test/rm_session_mmap/main.cc b/base-linux/src/test/rm_session_mmap/main.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ecb908c5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base-linux/src/test/rm_session_mmap/main.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * \brief  Linux: Test bug in rm_session_mmap.cc
+ * \author Christian Helmuth
+ * \date   2012-12-19
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
+ */
+
+#include <base/env.h>
+#include <base/printf.h>
+#include <ram_session/connection.h>
+#include <timer_session/connection.h>
+
+
+static void test_linux_rmmap_bug()
+{
+	enum { QUOTA = 1*1024*1024, CHUNK = 0x1000, ROUNDS = 0x10 };
+
+	using namespace Genode;
+
+	PLOG("line: %d", __LINE__);
+	Ram_connection ram;
+
+#if 1 /* transfer quota */
+	PLOG("line: %d", __LINE__);
+	ram.ref_account(env()->ram_session_cap());
+	env()->ram_session()->transfer_quota(ram.cap(), QUOTA);
+#endif
+
+	PLOG("line: %d", __LINE__);
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < ROUNDS; ++i) {
+		Ram_dataspace_capability ds(ram.alloc(CHUNK));
+		PLOG("%d of %d pages allocated", (i + 1), ROUNDS);
+	}
+
+	PLOG("Done.");
+}
+
+
+int main()
+{
+	Genode::printf("--- test-rm_session_mmap started ---\n");
+
+//	Timer::Connection timer;
+//	timer.msleep(1000);
+
+	test_linux_rmmap_bug();
+}
diff --git a/base-linux/src/test/rm_session_mmap/target.mk b/base-linux/src/test/rm_session_mmap/target.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc9d741125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base-linux/src/test/rm_session_mmap/target.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TARGET = test-rm_session_mmap
+LIBS   = cxx env
+SRC_CC = main.cc