diff --git a/test/recipes/25-test_req.t b/test/recipes/25-test_req.t
index 30c1c43a7f..0fcb56a46a 100644
--- a/test/recipes/25-test_req.t
+++ b/test/recipes/25-test_req.t
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ subtest "generating alt certificate requests with RSA" => sub {
 
 
 subtest "generating certificate requests with RSA" => sub {
-    plan tests => 3;
+    plan tests => 7;
 
     SKIP: {
         skip "RSA is not supported by this OpenSSL build", 2
@@ -97,6 +97,29 @@ subtest "generating certificate requests with RSA" => sub {
                     "-config", srctop_file("test", "test.cnf"),
                     "-verify", "-in", "testreq-rsa.pem", "-noout"])),
            "Verifying signature on request");
+
+        ok(run(app(["openssl", "req",
+                    "-config", srctop_file("test", "test.cnf"),
+                    "-new", "-out", "testreq_withattrs_pem.pem", "-utf8",
+                    "-key", srctop_file("test", "testrsa_withattrs.pem")])),
+           "Generating request from a key with extra attributes - PEM");
+
+        ok(run(app(["openssl", "req",
+                    "-config", srctop_file("test", "test.cnf"),
+                    "-verify", "-in", "testreq_withattrs_pem.pem", "-noout"])),
+           "Verifying signature on request from a key with extra attributes - PEM");
+
+        ok(run(app(["openssl", "req",
+                    "-config", srctop_file("test", "test.cnf"),
+                    "-new", "-out", "testreq_withattrs_der.pem", "-utf8",
+                    "-key", srctop_file("test", "testrsa_withattrs.der"),
+	            "-keyform", "DER"])),
+           "Generating request from a key with extra attributes - PEM");
+
+        ok(run(app(["openssl", "req",
+                    "-config", srctop_file("test", "test.cnf"),
+                    "-verify", "-in", "testreq_withattrs_der.pem", "-noout"])),
+           "Verifying signature on request from a key with extra attributes - PEM");
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/testrsa_withattrs.der b/test/testrsa_withattrs.der
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..811e1e0bcb
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/testrsa_withattrs.der differ
diff --git a/test/testrsa_withattrs.pem b/test/testrsa_withattrs.pem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42d0a3c51c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testrsa_withattrs.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
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++gglN/s0bbRCnzopEhuEorpcnDXrktVtjQrmMi0=
+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----