diff --git a/pdbApp/pdbsingle.cpp b/pdbApp/pdbsingle.cpp
index 728bd8e..9173c65 100644
--- a/pdbApp/pdbsingle.cpp
+++ b/pdbApp/pdbsingle.cpp
@@ -108,9 +108,11 @@ PDBSinglePut::PDBSinglePut(PDBSingleChannel::shared_pointer channel,
 void PDBSinglePut::put(pvd::PVStructure::shared_pointer const & value,
                        pvd::BitSet::shared_pointer const & changed)
 {
+    // assume value may be a different struct each time
+    std::auto_ptr<PVIF> putpvif(PVIF::attach(channel->pv->chan, value));
     {
         DBScanLocker L(channel->pv->chan);
-        pvif->get(*changed);
+        putpvif->get(*changed);
     }
     requester->putDone(pvd::Status(), shared_from_this());
 }
diff --git a/testApp/testpdb.cpp b/testApp/testpdb.cpp
index 390f74b..e484097 100644
--- a/testApp/testpdb.cpp
+++ b/testApp/testpdb.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,52 @@ void testFieldEqual(const pvd::PVStructurePtr& val, const char *name, typename P
     }
 }
 
+struct PVPut
+{
+    TestChannelRequester::shared_pointer chreq;
+    pva::Channel::shared_pointer chan;
+    TestChannelFieldRequester::shared_pointer fldreq;
+    TestChannelPutRequester::shared_pointer putreq;
+    pva::ChannelPut::shared_pointer chput;
+    pvd::PVStructurePtr putval;
+    pvd::BitSetPtr putchanged;
+
+    PVPut(const pva::ChannelProvider::shared_pointer& prov, const char *name)
+        :chreq(new TestChannelRequester())
+        ,chan(prov->createChannel(name, chreq))
+        ,fldreq(new TestChannelFieldRequester())
+        ,putreq(new TestChannelPutRequester())
+    {
+        if(!chan || !chan->isConnected())
+            throw std::runtime_error("channel not connected");
+        chan->getField(fldreq, "");
+        if(!fldreq->done || !fldreq->fielddesc || fldreq->fielddesc->getType()!=pvd::structure)
+            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to get fielddesc");
+        putval = pvd::getPVDataCreate()->createPVStructure(std::tr1::static_pointer_cast<const pvd::Structure>(fldreq->fielddesc));
+        chput = chan->createChannelPut(putreq, putval);
+        if(!chput)
+            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to create put op");
+        putchanged.reset(new pvd::BitSet());
+    }
+    ~PVPut() {
+        chput->destroy();
+        chan->destroy();
+    }
+    void put() {
+        putreq->donePut = false;
+        chput->put(putval, putchanged);
+        if(!putreq->donePut)
+            throw std::runtime_error("Put operation fails");
+    }
+    pvd::PVStructurePtr get() {
+        putreq->doneGet = false;
+        chput->get();
+        if(!putreq->doneGet || !putreq->value)
+            throw std::runtime_error("Get operation fails");
+        return putreq->value;
+    }
+};
+
 pvd::PVStructurePtr pvget(const pva::ChannelProvider::shared_pointer& prov, const char *name,
                           bool atomic)
 {
@@ -108,6 +154,27 @@ void testGroupGet(const PDBProvider::shared_pointer& prov)
     testFieldEqual<pvd::PVInt>(value,    "fld4.value", 40);
 }
 
+void testSinglePut(const PDBProvider::shared_pointer& prov)
+{
+    testDiag("test single put");
+
+    testdbPutFieldOk("rec1", DBR_DOUBLE, 1.0);
+
+    PVPut put(prov, "rec1.VAL");
+
+    pvd::PVDoublePtr val(put.putval->getSubFieldT<pvd::PVDouble>("value"));
+    val->put(2.0);
+    put.putchanged->clear();
+    put.put();
+
+    testdbGetFieldEqual("rec1", DBR_DOUBLE, 1.0);
+
+    put.putchanged->set(val->getFieldOffset());
+    put.put();
+
+    testdbGetFieldEqual("rec1", DBR_DOUBLE, 2.0);
+}
+
 } // namespace
 
 extern "C"
@@ -129,6 +196,8 @@ MAIN(testpdb)
             PDBProvider::shared_pointer prov(new PDBProvider());
             testSingleGet(prov);
             testGroupGet(prov);
+
+            testSinglePut(prov);
         }
         testDiag("check to see that all dbChannel are closed before IOC shuts down");
         testEqual(epics::atomic::get(PDBGroupPV::ninstances), 0u);
diff --git a/testApp/utilities.cpp b/testApp/utilities.cpp
index 77b2690..4e96d16 100644
--- a/testApp/utilities.cpp
+++ b/testApp/utilities.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,47 @@ void TestChannelGetRequester::getDone(const epics::pvData::Status &status,
     done = true;
 }
 
+TestChannelPutRequester::TestChannelPutRequester()
+    :connected(false)
+    ,doneGet(false)
+    ,donePut(false)
+{}
+TestChannelPutRequester::~TestChannelPutRequester() {}
+
+void TestChannelPutRequester::channelPutConnect(
+        const epics::pvData::Status& status,
+        epics::pvAccess::ChannelPut::shared_pointer const & channelPut,
+        epics::pvData::Structure::const_shared_pointer const & structure)
+{
+    statusConnect = status;
+    put = channelPut;
+    fielddesc = structure;
+    connected = true;
+}
+
+void TestChannelPutRequester::putDone(
+        const epics::pvData::Status& status,
+        epics::pvAccess::ChannelPut::shared_pointer const & channelPut)
+{
+    statusPut = status;
+    put = channelPut;
+    donePut = true;
+}
+
+void TestChannelPutRequester::getDone(
+        const epics::pvData::Status& status,
+        epics::pvAccess::ChannelPut::shared_pointer const & channelPut,
+        epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer const & pvStructure,
+        epics::pvData::BitSet::shared_pointer const & bitSet)
+{
+    statusGet = status;
+    put = channelPut;
+    value = pvStructure;
+    changed = bitSet;
+    doneGet = true;
+}
+
+
 static size_t countTestChannelMonitorRequester;
 
 TestChannelMonitorRequester::TestChannelMonitorRequester()
diff --git a/testApp/utilities.h b/testApp/utilities.h
index a95be38..6796a22 100644
--- a/testApp/utilities.h
+++ b/testApp/utilities.h
@@ -98,6 +98,28 @@ struct TestChannelRequester : public epics::pvAccess::ChannelRequester
     bool waitForConnect();
 };
 
+struct TestChannelFieldRequester : public epics::pvAccess::GetFieldRequester
+{
+    POINTER_DEFINITIONS(TestChannelFieldRequester);
+    DUMBREQUESTER(TestChannelFieldRequester)
+
+    bool done;
+    epics::pvData::Status status;
+    epics::pvData::FieldConstPtr fielddesc;
+
+    TestChannelFieldRequester() :done(false) {}
+    virtual ~TestChannelFieldRequester() {}
+
+    virtual void getDone(
+           const epics::pvData::Status& status,
+           epics::pvData::FieldConstPtr const & field)
+    {
+        this->status = status;
+        fielddesc = field;
+        done = true;
+    }
+};
+
 struct TestChannelGetRequester : public epics::pvAccess::ChannelGetRequester
 {
     POINTER_DEFINITIONS(TestChannelGetRequester);
@@ -125,6 +147,37 @@ struct TestChannelGetRequester : public epics::pvAccess::ChannelGetRequester
             epics::pvData::BitSet::shared_pointer const & bitSet);
 };
 
+struct TestChannelPutRequester : public epics::pvAccess::ChannelPutRequester
+{
+    POINTER_DEFINITIONS(TestChannelPutRequester);
+    DUMBREQUESTER(TestChannelPutRequester)
+
+    bool connected, doneGet, donePut;
+    epics::pvData::Status statusConnect, statusPut, statusGet;
+    epics::pvAccess::ChannelPut::shared_pointer put;
+    epics::pvData::Structure::const_shared_pointer fielddesc;
+    epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer value;
+    epics::pvData::BitSet::shared_pointer changed;
+
+    TestChannelPutRequester();
+    virtual ~TestChannelPutRequester();
+
+    virtual void channelPutConnect(
+            const epics::pvData::Status& status,
+            epics::pvAccess::ChannelPut::shared_pointer const & channelPut,
+            epics::pvData::Structure::const_shared_pointer const & structure);
+
+    virtual void putDone(
+            const epics::pvData::Status& status,
+            epics::pvAccess::ChannelPut::shared_pointer const & channelPut);
+
+    virtual void getDone(
+            const epics::pvData::Status& status,
+            epics::pvAccess::ChannelPut::shared_pointer const & channelPut,
+            epics::pvData::PVStructure::shared_pointer const & pvStructure,
+            epics::pvData::BitSet::shared_pointer const & bitSet);
+};
+
 struct TestChannelMonitorRequester : public epics::pvData::MonitorRequester
 {
     POINTER_DEFINITIONS(TestChannelMonitorRequester);