diff --git a/test/pacman/tests/sign001.py b/test/pacman/tests/sign001.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..447cea1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pacman/tests/sign001.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+self.description = "Add a signature to a package DB"
+
+sp = pmpkg("pkg1")
+sp.pgpsig = "asdfasdfsdfasdfsdafasdfsdfasd"
+self.addpkg2db("sync", sp)
+
+self.args = "-Ss"
+
+self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
diff --git a/test/pacman/tests/smoke004.py b/test/pacman/tests/smoke004.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f9b883d
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+++ b/test/pacman/tests/smoke004.py
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+self.description = "Read a package DB with several PGP signatures"
+
+for i in range(1000):
+	sp = pmpkg("pkg%03d" % i)
+	sp.desc = "test description for package %d" % i
+	sp.pgpsig = "asdfasdfsdfasdfsdafasdfsdfasd"
+	self.addpkg2db("sync", sp)
+
+self.args = "-Ss"
+
+self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")