diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 304b5b87..efc4ef15 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -91,4 +91,5 @@ test: rofi
 	./test/run_errormsg_test.sh
 	./test/run_switchdialog_test.sh
 	./test/run_dmenu_test.sh
+	./test/run_dmenu_custom_test.sh
 	./test/run_run_test.sh
diff --git a/test/run_dmenu_custom_test.sh b/test/run_dmenu_custom_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6b110863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run_dmenu_custom_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Create fake X
+Xvfb :202 &
+XPID=$!
+
+# wait till it is up, run rofi with error message
+sleep 1;
+echo -e -n "aap\nnoot\nmies" | ./rofi -dmenu -display :202 > output.txt & 
+RPID=$!
+
+# send enter.
+sleep 5;
+DISPLAY=:202 xdotool key 'c'
+sleep 0.2
+DISPLAY=:202 xdotool key 'o'
+sleep 0.2
+DISPLAY=:202 xdotool key 'f'
+sleep 0.2
+DISPLAY=:202 xdotool key 'f'
+sleep 0.2
+DISPLAY=:202 xdotool key 'e'
+sleep 0.2
+DISPLAY=:202 xdotool key 'e'
+sleep 0.2
+DISPLAY=:202 xdotool key Return
+
+#  Get result, kill xvfb
+wait ${RPID}
+RETV=$?
+kill ${XPID}
+
+sleep 1
+
+if [ `cat output.txt` != 'coffee' ]
+then
+    exit 1
+fi
+exit ${RETV}