diff --git a/modules/database/test/std/rec/Makefile b/modules/database/test/std/rec/Makefile
index d48424f65..e8c546442 100644
--- a/modules/database/test/std/rec/Makefile
+++ b/modules/database/test/std/rec/Makefile
@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ asyncproctest_SRCS += asyncproctest_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
 TESTFILES += $(COMMON_DIR)/asyncproctest.dbd ../asyncproctest.db
 TESTS += asyncproctest
 
+TESTPROD_HOST += linkFilterTest
+linkFilterTest_SRCS += linkFilterTest.c
+linkFilterTest_SRCS += recTestIoc_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
+testHarness_SRCS += linkFilterTest.c
+TESTFILES += ../linkFilterTest.db
+TESTS += linkFilterTest
+
 # dbHeader* is only a compile test
 # no need to actually run
 TESTPROD += dbHeaderTest
diff --git a/modules/database/test/std/rec/linkFilterTest.c b/modules/database/test/std/rec/linkFilterTest.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a336abc5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/database/test/std/rec/linkFilterTest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2020 Dirk Zimoch
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "dbAccess.h"
+#include "devSup.h"
+#include "alarm.h"
+#include "dbUnitTest.h"
+#include "errlog.h"
+#include "epicsThread.h"
+
+#include "longinRecord.h"
+
+#include "testMain.h"
+
+void recTestIoc_registerRecordDeviceDriver(struct dbBase *);
+
+static void startTestIoc(const char *dbfile)
+{
+    testdbPrepare();
+    testdbReadDatabase("recTestIoc.dbd", NULL, NULL);
+    recTestIoc_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase);
+    testdbReadDatabase(dbfile, NULL, NULL);
+
+    eltc(0);
+    testIocInitOk();
+    eltc(1);
+}
+
+static void expectProcSuccess(const char *rec)
+{
+    char fieldname[20];
+    testDiag("expecting success from %s", rec);
+    sprintf(fieldname, "%s.PROC", rec);
+    testdbPutFieldOk(fieldname, DBF_LONG, 1);
+    sprintf(fieldname, "%s.SEVR", rec);
+    testdbGetFieldEqual(fieldname, DBF_LONG, NO_ALARM);   
+    sprintf(fieldname, "%s.STAT", rec);
+    testdbGetFieldEqual(fieldname, DBF_LONG, NO_ALARM);   
+}
+
+static void expectProcFailure(const char *rec)
+{
+    char fieldname[20];
+    testDiag("expecting failure S_db_badField %#x from %s", S_db_badField, rec);
+    sprintf(fieldname, "%s.PROC", rec);
+    testdbPutFieldFail(S_db_badField, fieldname, DBF_LONG, 1);
+    sprintf(fieldname, "%s.SEVR", rec);
+    testdbGetFieldEqual(fieldname, DBF_LONG, INVALID_ALARM);   
+    sprintf(fieldname, "%s.STAT", rec);
+    testdbGetFieldEqual(fieldname, DBF_LONG, LINK_ALARM);   
+}
+
+static void changeRange(long start, long stop, long step)
+{
+    char linkstring[60];
+    if (step)
+        sprintf(linkstring, "src.[%ld:%ld:%ld]", start, step, stop);
+    else if (stop)
+        sprintf(linkstring, "src.[%ld:%ld]", start, stop);
+    else
+        sprintf(linkstring, "src.[%ld]", start);
+    testDiag("modifying link: %s", linkstring);
+    testdbPutFieldOk("ai.INP", DBF_STRING, linkstring);
+    testdbPutFieldOk("wf.INP", DBF_STRING, linkstring);
+}
+
+static double buf[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0, 0, 2, 4, 6};
+    
+static void expectRange(long start, long end)
+{
+    long n = end-start+1;
+    testdbGetFieldEqual("ai.VAL", DBF_DOUBLE, buf[start]);
+    testdbGetFieldEqual("wf.NORD", DBF_LONG, n);
+    testdbGetArrFieldEqual("wf.VAL", DBF_DOUBLE, n+2, n, buf+start);
+}
+
+#if 0
+static void expectEmptyArray(void)
+{
+    /* empty arrays are now allowed at the moment */
+    testDiag("expecting empty array");
+    testdbGetFieldEqual("wf.NORD", DBF_LONG, 0);
+}
+#endif
+
+MAIN(linkFilterTest)
+{
+    testPlan(0);
+    startTestIoc("linkFilterTest.db");
+
+    testDiag("PINI");
+    expectRange(2,4);
+
+    testDiag("modify range");
+    changeRange(3,6,0);
+    expectProcSuccess("ai");
+    expectProcSuccess("wf");
+    expectRange(3,6);
+
+    testDiag("step 2");
+    changeRange(1,6,2);
+    expectProcSuccess("ai");
+    expectProcSuccess("wf");
+    expectRange(10,12);
+
+    testDiag("single value");
+    changeRange(5,0,0);
+    expectProcSuccess("ai");
+    expectProcSuccess("wf");
+    expectRange(5,5);
+
+    testDiag("backward range");
+    changeRange(5,3,0);
+    expectProcFailure("ai");
+    expectProcFailure("wf");
+
+    testDiag("range end beyond src.NORD");
+    changeRange(3,9,0);
+    expectProcSuccess("ai");
+    expectProcSuccess("wf");
+    expectRange(3,7); /* clipped range */
+
+    testDiag("range end beyond src.NELM");
+    changeRange(4,12,0);
+    expectProcSuccess("ai");
+    expectProcSuccess("wf");
+    expectRange(4,7); /* clipped range */
+
+    testDiag("range start beyond src.NORD");
+    changeRange(8,9,0);
+    expectProcFailure("ai");
+    expectProcFailure("wf");
+
+    testDiag("range start beyond src.NELM");
+    changeRange(11,12,0);
+    expectProcFailure("ai");
+    expectProcFailure("wf");
+
+    testDiag("single value beyond src.NORD");
+    changeRange(8,0,0);
+    expectProcFailure("ai");
+    expectProcFailure("wf");
+
+    testDiag("single beyond rec.NELM");
+    changeRange(12,0,0);
+    expectProcFailure("ai");
+    expectProcFailure("wf");
+
+    testIocShutdownOk();
+    testdbCleanup();
+    return testDone();
+}
diff --git a/modules/database/test/std/rec/linkFilterTest.db b/modules/database/test/std/rec/linkFilterTest.db
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ee371e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/database/test/std/rec/linkFilterTest.db
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+record(waveform, "src") {
+    field(NELM, "10")
+    field(FTVL, "SHORT")
+    field(INP, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8])
+}
+record(ai, "ai") {
+    field(INP, "src.[2]") # expect 3
+    field(PINI, "YES")
+}
+record(waveform, "wf") {
+    field(NELM, "5")
+    field(FTVL, "DOUBLE")
+    field(INP,  "src.[2:4]") # expect 3,4,5
+    field(PINI, "YES")
+}
+