diff --git a/core-writer/test/test_UdpReceiver.cpp b/core-writer/test/test_UdpReceiver.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff2e373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-writer/test/test_UdpReceiver.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <jungfrau.hpp>
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "UdpReceiver.hpp"
+
+sockaddr_in get_server_address(uint16_t udp_port)
+{
+    sockaddr_in server_address = {0};
+    server_address.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    server_address.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
+    server_address.sin_port = htons(udp_port);
+
+    return server_address;
+}
+
+TEST(UdpReceiver, simple_recv)
+{
+    uint16_t udp_port = 12000;
+
+    auto send_socket_fd = socket(AF_INET,SOCK_DGRAM,0);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(send_socket_fd >= 0);
+
+    UdpReceiver udp_receiver;
+    udp_receiver.bind(udp_port);
+
+    jungfrau_packet send_udp_buffer;
+    send_udp_buffer.packetnum = 91;
+    send_udp_buffer.framenum = 92;
+    send_udp_buffer.bunchid = 93;
+    send_udp_buffer.debug = 94;
+
+    auto server_address = get_server_address(udp_port);
+    ::sendto(
+            send_socket_fd,
+            &send_udp_buffer,
+            JUNGFRAU_BYTES_PER_PACKET,
+            0,
+            (sockaddr*) &server_address,
+            sizeof(server_address));
+
+    jungfrau_packet recv_udp_buffer;
+    EXPECT_TRUE(udp_receiver.receive(
+            &recv_udp_buffer, JUNGFRAU_BYTES_PER_PACKET));
+
+    EXPECT_FALSE(udp_receiver.receive(
+            &recv_udp_buffer, JUNGFRAU_BYTES_PER_PACKET));
+
+    udp_receiver.close();
+    ::close(send_socket_fd);
+}
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diff --git a/core-writer/test/test_main.cpp b/core-writer/test/test_main.cpp
index b0718cb..92beb7b 100644
--- a/core-writer/test/test_main.cpp
+++ b/core-writer/test/test_main.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "test_ZmqRecvModule.cpp"
 #include "test_H5WriteModule.cpp"
 #include "test_ProcessManager.cpp"
+#include "test_UdpReceiver.cpp"
 
 using namespace std;