diff --git a/vpnor/test/create_read_window_straddle_partitions.cpp b/vpnor/test/create_read_window_straddle_partitions.cpp
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// Copyright (C) 2018 IBM Corp.
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "vpnor/mboxd_pnor_partition_table.h"
+
+extern "C" {
+#include "test/mbox.h"
+#include "test/system.h"
+}
+
+#include "vpnor/test/tmpd.hpp"
+
+const std::string toc[] = {
+    "partition01=ONE,00001000,00002000,80,ECC,READONLY",
+    "partition02=TWO,00002000,00003000,80,ECC,READONLY",
+};
+
+uint8_t data[8] = {0xaa, 0x55, 0xaa, 0x66, 0x77, 0x88, 0x99, 0xab};
+
+static constexpr auto BLOCK_SIZE = 0x1000;
+static constexpr auto MEM_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE * 2;
+static constexpr auto ERASE_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE;
+static constexpr auto N_WINDOWS = 1;
+static constexpr auto WINDOW_SIZE = MEM_SIZE;
+static constexpr auto PNOR_SIZE = MEM_SIZE * 2;
+
+static const uint8_t get_info[] = {0x02, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+                                   0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+                                   0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
+
+static const uint8_t create_read_window[] = {0x04, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00,
+                                             0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+                                             0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
+
+static const uint8_t response[] = {
+    0x04, 0x01, 0xfe, 0xff, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01,
+    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01,
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+    namespace test = openpower::virtual_pnor::test;
+    namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
+
+    struct mbox_context *ctx;
+
+    system_set_reserved_size(MEM_SIZE);
+    system_set_mtd_sizes(PNOR_SIZE, ERASE_SIZE);
+
+    ctx = mbox_create_test_context(N_WINDOWS, WINDOW_SIZE);
+    test::VpnorRoot root(ctx, toc, BLOCK_SIZE);
+    init_vpnor_from_paths(ctx);
+
+    int rc = mbox_command_dispatch(ctx, get_info, sizeof(get_info));
+    assert(rc == 1);
+
+    // Request a read window that would cover both partitions. With the current
+    // behaviour, we expect to receive a reply describing a window that covers
+    // the first partition but is limited in size to exclude the second
+    // partition.
+    rc = mbox_command_dispatch(ctx, create_read_window,
+                               sizeof(create_read_window));
+    assert(rc == 1);
+
+    rc = mbox_cmp(ctx, response, sizeof(response));
+    assert(rc == 0);
+
+    return 0;
+}