diff --git a/tests/mgmt/internal-face.cpp b/tests/mgmt/internal-face.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ece5b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mgmt/internal-face.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Named Data Networking Project
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include "mgmt/internal-face.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(MgmtInternalFace)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ValidPrefixRegistration)
+{
+  InternalFace internal;
+  Interest regInterest("/localhost/nfd/prefixreg/hello/world");
+  internal.sendInterest(regInterest);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InvalidPrefixRegistration)
+{
+  InternalFace internal;
+  Interest nonRegInterest("/hello/world");
+  internal.sendInterest(nonRegInterest);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace nfd