diff --git a/testApp/remote/Makefile b/testApp/remote/Makefile
index 0f56e8e..83c6f4c 100644
--- a/testApp/remote/Makefile
+++ b/testApp/remote/Makefile
@@ -50,3 +50,6 @@ pipelineServiceExample_SRCS += pipelineServiceExample.cpp
 
 TESTPROD_HOST += testClientFactory
 testClientFactory_SRCS += testClientFactory.cpp
+
+TESTPROD_HOST += testRAII
+testRAII_SRCS += testRAII.cpp
diff --git a/testApp/remote/testRAII.cpp b/testApp/remote/testRAII.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a22f253
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testApp/remote/testRAII.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#include <pv/clientFactory.h>
+#include <pv/pvAccess.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <epicsThread.h>
+
+namespace pva = epics::pvAccess;
+
+class ChannelGetRequesterImpl : public pva::ChannelGetRequester
+{
+public:
+    virtual ~ChannelGetRequesterImpl() {
+        std::cout << "~ChannelGetRequesterImpl" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    virtual std::string getRequesterName() {
+        return "ChannelGetRequesterImpl";
+    }
+
+    virtual void message(std::string const & message, epics::pvData::MessageType messageType) {
+        std::cout << message << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    virtual void channelGetConnect(
+        const epics::pvData::Status& status,
+        pva::ChannelGet::shared_pointer const & channelGet,
+        epics::pvData::Structure::const_shared_pointer const & structure)
+    {
+        if (status.isSuccess())
+        {
+            std::cout << "issuing channel get" << std::endl;
+            channelGet->get();
+        }
+        else
+            std::cout << "failed to create channel get: " << status << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    virtual void getDone(
+        const epics::pvData::Status& status,
+        pva::ChannelGet::shared_pointer const & channelGet,
+        epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer const & pvStructure,
+        epics::pvData::BitSet::shared_pointer const & bitSet)
+    {
+        if (status.isSuccess())
+        {
+            std::cout << *pvStructure << std::endl;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cout << "failed to get: " << status << std::endl;
+
+    }
+};
+
+class ChannelRequesterImpl : public pva::ChannelRequester
+{
+public:
+    virtual ~ChannelRequesterImpl() {
+        std::cout << "~ChannelRequesterImpl" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    virtual std::string getRequesterName() {
+        return "ChannelRequesterImpl";
+    }
+
+    virtual void message(std::string const & message, epics::pvData::MessageType messageType) {
+        std::cout << message << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    virtual void channelCreated(const epics::pvData::Status& status,
+                                pva::Channel::shared_pointer const & channel)
+    {
+        if (status.isSuccess())
+        {
+
+        }
+        else
+            std::cout << "failed to create channel: " << status << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A channel connection state change has occurred.
+     * @param c The channel.
+     * @param connectionState The new connection state.
+     */
+    virtual void channelStateChange(pva::Channel::shared_pointer const & channel, pva::Channel::ConnectionState connectionState)
+    {
+        std::cerr << "[" << channel->getChannelName() << "] channel state change: "
+                  << pva::Channel::ConnectionStateNames[connectionState] << std::endl;
+    }
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+    pva::ClientFactory::start();
+
+    pva::ChannelProvider::shared_pointer provider =
+            pva::getChannelProviderRegistry()->getProvider("pva");
+
+
+    {
+        pva::ChannelRequester::shared_pointer channelRequester(new ChannelRequesterImpl());
+        pva::Channel::shared_pointer channel = provider->createChannel("testChannel", channelRequester);
+
+        {
+            pva::ChannelGetRequester::shared_pointer channelGetRequester(new ChannelGetRequesterImpl());
+            pva::ChannelGet::shared_pointer channelGet =
+                channel->createChannelGet(channelGetRequester,
+                                          epics::pvData::CreateRequest::create()->createRequest(""));
+
+            epicsThreadSleep(3.0);
+            std::cout << "leaving channelGet scope, channelGet should be destroyed" << std::endl;
+        }
+
+        epicsThreadSleep(3.0);
+        std::cout << "leaving channel scope, channel should be destroyed" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    epicsThreadSleep(3.0);
+    std::cout << "exiting" << std::endl;
+    return 0;
+}