diff --git a/src/std/rec/test/Makefile b/src/std/rec/test/Makefile
index 793312f9a..27bce8fcf 100644
--- a/src/std/rec/test/Makefile
+++ b/src/std/rec/test/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ testHarness_SRCS += arrayOpTest.c
 TESTFILES += ../arrayOpTest.db
 TESTS += arrayOpTest
 
+TESTPROD_HOST += recMiscTest
+recMiscTest_SRCS += recMiscTest.c
+recMiscTest_SRCS += recTestIoc_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
+testHarness_SRCS += recMiscTest.c
+TESTFILES += ../recMiscTest.db
+TESTS += recMiscTest
+
 TESTPROD_HOST += linkRetargetLinkTest
 linkRetargetLinkTest_SRCS += linkRetargetLinkTest.c
 linkRetargetLinkTest_SRCS += recTestIoc_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
diff --git a/src/std/rec/test/epicsRunRecordTests.c b/src/std/rec/test/epicsRunRecordTests.c
index 5612917cc..ab76a52a4 100644
--- a/src/std/rec/test/epicsRunRecordTests.c
+++ b/src/std/rec/test/epicsRunRecordTests.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 int analogMonitorTest(void);
 int compressTest(void);
+int recMiscTest(void);
 int arrayOpTest(void);
 int asTest(void);
 int linkRetargetLinkTest(void);
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ void epicsRunRecordTests(void)
 
     runTest(compressTest);
 
+    runTest(recMiscTest);
+
     runTest(arrayOpTest);
 
     runTest(asTest);
diff --git a/src/std/rec/test/recMiscTest.c b/src/std/rec/test/recMiscTest.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05de0e9d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/std/rec/test/recMiscTest.c
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2017 Michael Davidsaver
+* 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 "errlog.h"
+#include "dbStaticLib.h"
+#include "dbUnitTest.h"
+#include "testMain.h"
+
+static
+void testint64BeforeInit(void)
+{
+    const char *S;
+    DBENTRY dbent;
+
+    /* check dbGet/PutString */
+
+    testDiag("In %s", EPICS_FUNCTION);
+
+    dbInitEntryFromRecord(testdbRecordPtr("out64"), &dbent);
+    if(dbFindField(&dbent, "VAL"))
+        testAbort("Failed to find out64.VAL");
+
+    S = dbGetString(&dbent);
+    testOk(S && strcmp(S, "0")==0, "initial value \"%s\"", S);
+
+    testOk1(dbPutString(&dbent, "0x12345678abcdef00")==0);
+
+    S = dbGetString(&dbent);
+    testOk(S && strcmp(S, "1311768467750121216")==0, "1311768467750121216 \"%s\"", S);
+
+    dbFinishEntry(&dbent);
+}
+
+static
+void testint64AfterInit(void)
+{
+    testDiag("In %s", EPICS_FUNCTION);
+
+    /* check dbGet/PutField and DB links */
+
+    testdbGetFieldEqual("in64", DBF_UINT64, 0llu);
+    testdbGetFieldEqual("out64", DBF_UINT64, 0x12345678abcdef00llu);
+
+    testdbPutFieldOk("out64.PROC", DBF_LONG, 1);
+
+    testdbGetFieldEqual("in64", DBF_UINT64, 0x12345678abcdef00llu);
+
+    testdbPutFieldOk("out64.VAL", DBF_UINT64, 0x22345678abcdef00llu);
+
+    testdbPutFieldOk("in64.PROC", DBF_LONG, 1);
+
+    testdbGetFieldEqual("in64", DBF_UINT64, 0x22345678abcdef00llu);
+}
+
+void recTestIoc_registerRecordDeviceDriver(struct dbBase *);
+
+MAIN(recMiscTest)
+{
+    testPlan(0);
+
+    testdbPrepare();
+
+    testdbReadDatabase("recTestIoc.dbd", NULL, NULL);
+
+    recTestIoc_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase);
+
+    testdbReadDatabase("recMiscTest.db", NULL, NULL);
+
+    testint64BeforeInit();
+
+    eltc(0);
+    testIocInitOk();
+    eltc(1);
+
+    testint64AfterInit();
+
+    testIocShutdownOk();
+
+    testdbCleanup();
+
+    return testDone();
+}
diff --git a/src/std/rec/test/recMiscTest.db b/src/std/rec/test/recMiscTest.db
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46fc8ae11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/std/rec/test/recMiscTest.db
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+# check int64in/out
+
+record(int64in, "in64") {
+  field(INP , "out64 NPP")
+}
+
+record(int64out, "out64") {
+  field(OUT , "in64 NPP")
+}