diff --git a/collects/tests/net/ftp.rkt b/collects/tests/net/ftp.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03e0f1eb8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/tests/net/ftp.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#lang racket
+(require net/ftp tests/eli-tester)
+
+(define server "ftp.gnu.org")
+(define port 21)
+(define user "anonymous")
+(define passwd "nonny")
+
+(provide tests)
+(define (tests)
+  (define conn #f)
+  (define pth "=README-about-.diff-files")
+  (define tmp-dir (make-temporary-file "ftp~a" 'directory))
+  (test (ftp-connection? 1) => #f
+        (set! conn (ftp-establish-connection server port user passwd))
+        (ftp-connection? conn)
+        (ftp-cd conn "gnu")
+        (for ([f (in-list (ftp-directory-list conn))])
+          (match-define (list type ftp-date name) f)
+          (test
+           (ftp-make-file-seconds ftp-date)))
+        
+        (ftp-download-file conn tmp-dir pth)
+        (delete-file (build-path tmp-dir pth))
+        (delete-directory/files tmp-dir)
+        
+        (ftp-close-connection conn)))
+
+(tests)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/collects/tests/net/main.rkt b/collects/tests/net/main.rkt
index 3942c70e4a..ec83b24f7d 100644
--- a/collects/tests/net/main.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/net/main.rkt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
          (prefix-in ucodec:   "uri-codec.rkt")
          (prefix-in url:      "url.rkt")
          (prefix-in cgi:      "cgi.rkt")
+         (prefix-in ftp:      "ftp.rkt")
          (prefix-in head:     "head.rkt")
          (prefix-in cookie:   "cookie.rkt")
          (prefix-in encoders: "encoders.rkt"))
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
   (test do (begin (url:tests)
                   (ucodec:tests)
                   (cgi:tests)
+                  (ftp:tests)
                   (head:tests)
                   (cookie:tests)
                   (encoders:tests))))