diff --git a/tests/daemon/table/dead-nonce-list.cpp b/tests/daemon/table/dead-nonce-list.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8a59bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/daemon/table/dead-nonce-list.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014,  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                      Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                      Colorado State University,
+ *                      University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                      Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                      Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                      The University of Memphis
+ *
+ * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NFD is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * NFD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "table/dead-nonce-list.hpp"
+
+#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
+#include "tests/limited-io.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace tests {
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TableDeadNonceList, BaseFixture)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Basic)
+{
+  Name nameA("ndn:/A");
+  Name nameB("ndn:/B");
+  const uint32_t nonce1 = 0x53b4eaa8;
+  const uint32_t nonce2 = 0x1f46372b;
+
+  DeadNonceList dnl;
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dnl.has(nameA, nonce1), false);
+  dnl.add(nameA, nonce1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dnl.has(nameA, nonce1), true);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dnl.has(nameA, nonce2), false);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dnl.has(nameB, nonce1), false);
+}
+
+/// A Fixture that periodically inserts Nonces
+class PeriodicalInsertionFixture : public BaseFixture
+{
+protected:
+  PeriodicalInsertionFixture()
+    : dnl(LIFETIME)
+    , name("ndn:/N")
+    , addNonceBatch(0)
+    , addNonceInterval(LIFETIME / DeadNonceList::EXPECTED_MARK_COUNT)
+  {
+    this->addNonce();
+  }
+
+  ~PeriodicalInsertionFixture()
+  {
+    scheduler::cancel(addNonceEvent);
+  }
+
+  void
+  setRate(size_t nNoncesPerLifetime)
+  {
+    addNonceBatch = nNoncesPerLifetime / DeadNonceList::EXPECTED_MARK_COUNT;
+  }
+
+  void
+  addNonce()
+  {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < addNonceBatch; ++i) {
+      dnl.add(name, ++lastNonce);
+    }
+
+    scheduler::cancel(addNonceEvent); // avoid double schedules
+    if (addNonceInterval > time::nanoseconds::zero()) {
+      addNonceEvent = scheduler::schedule(addNonceInterval,
+                                          bind(&PeriodicalInsertionFixture::addNonce, this));
+    }
+  }
+
+protected:
+  static const time::nanoseconds LIFETIME;
+  DeadNonceList dnl;
+  Name name;
+  uint32_t lastNonce;
+  size_t addNonceBatch;
+  time::nanoseconds addNonceInterval;
+  scheduler::EventId addNonceEvent;
+};
+const time::nanoseconds PeriodicalInsertionFixture::LIFETIME = time::milliseconds(200);
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(Lifetime, PeriodicalInsertionFixture)
+{
+  LimitedIo limitedIo;
+
+  const int RATE = DeadNonceList::INITIAL_CAPACITY / 2;
+  this->setRate(RATE);
+  limitedIo.defer(LIFETIME * 10);
+
+  Name nameC("ndn:/C");
+  const uint32_t nonceC = 0x25390656;
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dnl.has(nameC, nonceC), false);
+  dnl.add(nameC, nonceC);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dnl.has(nameC, nonceC), true);
+
+  limitedIo.defer(LIFETIME / 2); // -50%, entry should exist
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dnl.has(nameC, nonceC), true);
+
+  limitedIo.defer(LIFETIME); // +50%, entry should be gone
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dnl.has(nameC, nonceC), false);
+}
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(CapacityDown, PeriodicalInsertionFixture)
+{
+  LimitedIo limitedIo;
+
+  ssize_t cap0 = dnl.m_capacity;
+
+  const int RATE = DeadNonceList::INITIAL_CAPACITY / 3;
+  this->setRate(RATE);
+  limitedIo.defer(LIFETIME * 10);
+
+  ssize_t cap1 = dnl.m_capacity;
+  BOOST_CHECK_LT(std::abs(cap1 - RATE), std::abs(cap0 - RATE));
+}
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(CapacityUp, PeriodicalInsertionFixture)
+{
+  LimitedIo limitedIo;
+
+  ssize_t cap0 = dnl.m_capacity;
+
+  const int RATE = DeadNonceList::INITIAL_CAPACITY * 3;
+  this->setRate(RATE);
+  limitedIo.defer(LIFETIME * 10);
+
+  ssize_t cap1 = dnl.m_capacity;
+  BOOST_CHECK_LT(std::abs(cap1 - RATE), std::abs(cap0 - RATE));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace tests
+} // namespace nfd
diff --git a/tests/limited-io.hpp b/tests/limited-io.hpp
index cb81247..92aef02 100644
--- a/tests/limited-io.hpp
+++ b/tests/limited-io.hpp
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014  Regents of the University of California,
- *                     Arizona Board of Regents,
- *                     Colorado State University,
- *                     University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
- *                     Washington University in St. Louis,
- *                     Beijing Institute of Technology
+ * Copyright (c) 2014,  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                      Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                      Colorado State University,
+ *                      University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                      Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                      Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                      The University of Memphis
  *
  * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
  * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
  * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- **/
+ */
 
 #ifndef NFD_TESTS_LIMITED_IO_HPP
 #define NFD_TESTS_LIMITED_IO_HPP
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
 
 /** \brief provides IO operations limit and/or time limit for unit testing
  */
-class LimitedIo
+class LimitedIo : noncopyable
 {
 public:
   LimitedIo();
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
   /// indicates why .run returns
   enum StopReason
   {
-    /// g_io.run() runs normally because there's no work to do
+    /// g_io.run() returns normally because there's no work to do
     NO_WORK,
     /// .afterOp() has been invoked nOpsLimit times
     EXCEED_OPS,
@@ -66,6 +67,16 @@
   const std::exception&
   getLastException() const;
 
+  /** \brief defer for specified duration
+   *
+   *  equivalent to .run(UNLIMITED_OPS, d)
+   */
+  void
+  defer(const time::nanoseconds& d)
+  {
+    this->run(UNLIMITED_OPS, d);
+  }
+
 private:
   void
   afterTimeout();