diff --git a/tests/container-copy b/tests/container-copy
index 2411d2f2a..fa254047a 100755
--- a/tests/container-copy
+++ b/tests/container-copy
@@ -47,6 +47,23 @@ for fs in "xfs" "btrfs" "ext4" ; do
   # Copy the container to the remote LXD.
   lxc copy c1 target:c1 --stateless --refresh --mode=relay
 
+  # Test refreshing the copy
+  lxc start target:c1
+  printf "%s" "${fs}" | lxc file push - c1/root/my-fs
+  ! lxc exec target:c1 -- test -e /root/my-fs || false
+  lxc stop -f target:c1
+  lxc copy c1 target:c1 --stateless --refresh --mode=relay
+  lxc start target:c1
+  [ "$(lxc exec target:c1 -- cat /root/my-fs)" = "${fs}" ]
+  lxc stop -f target:c1
+
+  # Test appending to a file before refreshing the copy
+  echo "-${$}" | lxc exec c1 -- tee -a /root/my-fs
+  lxc copy c1 target:c1 --stateless --refresh --mode=relay
+  lxc start target:c1
+  [ "$(lxc exec target:c1 -- cat /root/my-fs)" = "${fs}-${$}" ]
+  lxc stop -f target:c1
+
   # Clean up the storage pool for this run.
   lxc delete c1 -f
   lxc delete target:c1 -f