diff --git a/modules/libcom/test/Makefile b/modules/libcom/test/Makefile
index ef8605002..809ae7338 100644
--- a/modules/libcom/test/Makefile
+++ b/modules/libcom/test/Makefile
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ epicsThreadPoolTest_SRCS += epicsThreadPoolTest.c
 testHarness_SRCS += epicsThreadPoolTest.c
 TESTS += epicsThreadPoolTest
 
+TESTPROD_HOST += initHookTest
+initHookTest_SRCS += initHookTest.c
+testHarness_SRCS += initHookTest.c
+TESTS += initHookTest
+
 TESTPROD_HOST += epicsExitTest
 epicsExitTest_SRCS += epicsExitTest.c
 testHarness_SRCS += epicsExitTest.c
diff --git a/modules/libcom/test/epicsRunLibComTests.c b/modules/libcom/test/epicsRunLibComTests.c
index d469fcf83..54c46a68e 100644
--- a/modules/libcom/test/epicsRunLibComTests.c
+++ b/modules/libcom/test/epicsRunLibComTests.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ int epicsTimeZoneTest(void);
 #endif
 int epicsTypesTest(void);
 int epicsInlineTest(void);
+int initHookTest(void);
 int ipAddrToAsciiTest(void);
 int macDefExpandTest(void);
 int macLibTest(void);
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ void epicsRunLibComTests(void)
     runTest(epicsTimeZoneTest);
 #endif
     runTest(epicsTypesTest);
+    runTest(initHookTest);
     runTest(ipAddrToAsciiTest);
     runTest(macDefExpandTest);
     runTest(macLibTest);
diff --git a/modules/libcom/test/initHookTest.c b/modules/libcom/test/initHookTest.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..688fea37b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/libcom/test/initHookTest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2021 Michael Davidsaver
+* SPDX-License-Identifier: EPICS
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <testMain.h>
+#include <epicsUnitTest.h>
+
+#include <initHooks.h>
+
+static
+void testHookNames(void)
+{
+    const char* s;
+
+    s = initHookName(initHookAtEnd);
+    testOk(strcmp(s, "initHookAtEnd")==0, "'%s' == 'initHookAtEnd'", s);
+}
+
+MAIN(initHookTest)
+{
+    testPlan(1);
+    testHookNames();
+    return testDone();
+}