diff --git a/test/timer/timer_update_expire.cpp b/test/timer/timer_update_expire.cpp
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+#include "suite.hpp"
+
+#include <sdbusplus/timer.hpp>
+
+#include <chrono>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+/** @brief Makes sure that timer value is changed in between
+ *  and that the new timer expires
+ */
+TEST_F(TimerTest, updateTimerAndExpectExpire)
+{
+    using namespace std::chrono;
+
+    auto time = duration_cast<microseconds>(seconds(2));
+    EXPECT_GE(timer.start(time), 0);
+
+    // Now sleep for a second and then set the new timeout value
+    sleep(1);
+
+    // New timeout is 3 seconds from THIS point.
+    time = duration_cast<microseconds>(seconds(3));
+    EXPECT_GE(timer.start(time), 0);
+
+    // Wait 3 seconds and see that timer is expired
+    int count = 0;
+    while (count < 3 && !timer.isExpired())
+    {
+        // Returns -0- on timeout
+        auto sleepTime = duration_cast<microseconds>(seconds(1));
+        if (!sd_event_run(events, sleepTime.count()))
+        {
+            count++;
+        }
+    }
+    EXPECT_EQ(true, timer.isExpired());
+    EXPECT_EQ(2, count);
+}