diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 636ea28eab..adbfa9920f 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ macro_add_check_test(check_std_c_jhash std_tests/check_std_c_jhash.c ${TEST_TARG
 macro_add_check_test(check_std_c_path std_tests/check_std_c_path.c ${TEST_TARGET_LIBRARIES})
 macro_add_check_test(check_std_c_rbtree std_tests/check_std_c_rbtree.c ${TEST_TARGET_LIBRARIES})
 macro_add_check_test(check_std_c_str std_tests/check_std_c_str.c ${TEST_TARGET_LIBRARIES})
+macro_add_check_test(check_std_c_time std_tests/check_std_c_time.c ${TEST_TARGET_LIBRARIES})
 
 # csync tests
 macro_add_check_test(check_logger log_tests/check_log.c ${TEST_TARGET_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/tests/std_tests/check_std_c_time.c b/tests/std_tests/check_std_c_time.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf124a6b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/std_tests/check_std_c_time.c
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "support.h"
+
+#include "std/c_path.h"
+
+START_TEST (check_c_tspecdiff)
+{
+  struct timespec start, finish, diff;
+
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &start);
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &finish);
+
+  diff = c_tspecdiff(finish, start);
+
+  fail_unless(diff.tv_sec == 0, NULL);
+  fail_unless(diff.tv_nsec > 0, NULL);
+}
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST (check_c_secdiff)
+{
+  struct timespec start, finish;
+  double diff;
+
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &start);
+  clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &finish);
+
+  diff = c_secdiff(finish, start);
+
+  fail_unless(diff > 0.00 && diff < 1.00, NULL);
+}
+END_TEST
+
+static Suite *make_std_c_suite(void) {
+  Suite *s = suite_create("std:path:c_basename");
+
+  create_case(s, "check_c_tspecdiff", check_c_tspecdiff);
+  create_case(s, "check_c_secdiff", check_c_secdiff);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  Suite *s = NULL;
+  SRunner *sr = NULL;
+  struct argument_s arguments;
+  int nf;
+
+  ZERO_STRUCT(arguments);
+
+  cmdline_parse(argc, argv, &arguments);
+
+  s = make_std_c_suite();
+
+  sr = srunner_create(s);
+  if (arguments.nofork) {
+    srunner_set_fork_status(sr, CK_NOFORK);
+  }
+  srunner_run_all(sr, CK_VERBOSE);
+  nf = srunner_ntests_failed(sr);
+  srunner_free(sr);
+
+  return (nf == 0) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
+}
+