diff --git a/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
index 28aa50ba..394fab2f 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ add_check_test(torture_knownhosts torture_knownhosts.c ${TORTURE_LIBRARY})
 add_check_test(torture_list torture_list.c ${TORTURE_LIBRARY})
 add_check_test(torture_misc torture_misc.c ${TORTURE_LIBRARY})
 add_check_test(torture_options torture_options.c ${TORTURE_LIBRARY})
+add_check_test(torture_rand torture_rand.c ${TORTURE_LIBRARY})
diff --git a/tests/unittests/torture_rand.c b/tests/unittests/torture_rand.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12dfab7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unittests/torture_rand.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#define LIBSSH_STATIC
+#include <libssh/priv.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include "torture.h"
+
+#define NUM_LOOPS 50000
+#define NUM_THREADS 200
+
+static void setup(){
+	ssh_init();
+}
+
+static void *torture_rand_thread(void *threadid){
+	char buffer[12];
+	int i;
+	int r;
+	(void)threadid;
+	buffer[0]=buffer[1]=buffer[10]=buffer[11]='X';
+	for(i=0;i<NUM_LOOPS;++i){
+		r=ssh_get_random(&buffer[2], i%8+1 ,0);
+	}
+	pthread_exit(NULL);
+}
+
+START_TEST(torture_rand_threading)
+{
+	pthread_t threads[NUM_THREADS];
+	int i;
+	int err;
+	for(i=0;i<NUM_THREADS;++i){
+		err=pthread_create(&threads[i],NULL,torture_rand_thread,NULL);
+		ck_assert_int_eq(err,0);
+	}
+	for(i=0;i<NUM_THREADS;++i){
+		err=pthread_join(threads[i], NULL);
+		ck_assert_int_eq(err,0);
+	}
+}
+END_TEST
+
+
+
+Suite *torture_make_suite(void) {
+  Suite *s = suite_create("torture_rand");
+
+  torture_create_case_fixture(s, "torture_rand_threading", torture_rand_threading,setup,NULL);
+
+  return s;
+}