diff --git a/test/datatype/Makefile.am b/test/datatype/Makefile.am
index d9c19cd0b1..bea50eb82c 100644
--- a/test/datatype/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/datatype/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #
 
 if PROJECT_OMPI
-    MPI_TESTS = checksum position ddt_test ddt_raw
+    MPI_TESTS = checksum position position_noncontig ddt_test ddt_raw
     MPI_CHECKS = to_self ddt_pack
 endif
 TESTS = opal_datatype_test $(MPI_TESTS)
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ position_SOURCES = position.c
 position_LDFLAGS = $(WRAPPER_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
 position_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/ompi/libmpi.la
 
+position_noncontig_SOURCES = position_noncontig.c
+position_noncontig_LDFLAGS = $(WRAPPER_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+position_noncontig_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/ompi/libmpi.la
+
 to_self_SOURCES = to_self.c
 to_self_LDFLAGS = $(WRAPPER_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
 to_self_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/ompi/libmpi.la
diff --git a/test/datatype/position_noncontig.c b/test/datatype/position_noncontig.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4660b492e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/datatype/position_noncontig.c
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2013 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#include "ompi_config.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "opal/datatype/opal_convertor.h"
+#include "ompi/datatype/ompi_datatype.h"
+#include "opal/util/output.h"
+
+/**
+ * The purpose of this test is to simulate the multi-network packing and
+ * unpacking process. The pack operation will happens in-order while the
+ * will be done randomly. Therefore, before each unpack the correct
+ * position in the user buffer has to be set.
+ */
+
+static int fragment_size = 113;
+
+typedef struct {
+    size_t position;
+    size_t size;
+    void* buffer;
+} ddt_segment_t;
+
+static int
+create_segments( ompi_datatype_t* datatype, int count,
+                 size_t segment_length,
+                 ddt_segment_t** segments, int* seg_count )
+{
+    size_t data_size, total_length, position;
+    opal_convertor_t* convertor;
+    int i;
+    ddt_segment_t* segment;
+
+    ompi_datatype_type_size( datatype, &data_size );
+    data_size *= count;
+    *seg_count = data_size / segment_length;
+    if( ((*seg_count) * segment_length) != data_size )
+        *seg_count += 1;
+ allocate_segments:
+    *segments = (ddt_segment_t*)malloc( (*seg_count) * sizeof(ddt_segment_t) );
+
+    convertor = opal_convertor_create( opal_local_arch, 0 );
+    opal_convertor_prepare_for_send( convertor, &(datatype->super), count, NULL );
+
+    position = 0;
+    total_length = 0;
+    for( i = 0; i < (*seg_count); i++ ) {
+        segment = &((*segments)[i]);
+        segment->buffer = malloc(segment_length);
+        segment->position = position;
+
+        /* Find the end of the segment */
+        position += segment_length;
+        opal_convertor_set_position( convertor, &position );
+        segment->size = position - segment->position;
+        total_length += segment->size;
+    }
+    OBJ_RELEASE(convertor);
+    if( total_length != data_size ) {
+        for( i = 0; i < (*seg_count); i++ ) {
+            segment = &((*segments)[i]);
+            free(segment->buffer);
+        }
+        free( *segments );
+        (*seg_count) += 1;
+        goto allocate_segments;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+shuffle_segments( ddt_segment_t* segments, int seg_count )
+{
+    ddt_segment_t temporary;
+    int i;
+
+    for( i = 0; i < (seg_count/2); i += 2 ) {
+        temporary = segments[i];
+        segments[i] = segments[seg_count - i - 1];
+        segments[seg_count - i - 1] = temporary;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+pack_segments( ompi_datatype_t* datatype, int count,
+               size_t segment_size,
+               ddt_segment_t* segments, int seg_count,
+               void* buffer )
+{
+    size_t max_size, position;
+    opal_convertor_t* convertor;
+    struct iovec iov;
+    int i;
+    uint32_t iov_count;
+
+    convertor = opal_convertor_create( opal_local_arch, 0 );
+    opal_convertor_prepare_for_send( convertor, &(datatype->super), count, buffer );
+
+    for( i = 0; i < seg_count; i++ ) {
+        iov.iov_len  = segments[i].size;
+        iov.iov_base = segments[i].buffer;
+        max_size = iov.iov_len;
+        position = segments[i].position;
+        opal_convertor_set_position( convertor, &position );
+        if( position != segments[i].position ) {
+            opal_output( 0, "Setting position failed (%lu != %lu)\n",
+                         (unsigned long)segments[i].position, (unsigned long)position );
+            break;
+        }
+
+        iov_count = 1;
+        opal_convertor_pack( convertor, &iov, &iov_count, &max_size );
+        if( max_size != segments[i].size ) {
+            opal_output( 0, "Amount of packed data do not match (%lu != %lu)\n",
+                         (unsigned long)max_size, (unsigned long)segments[i].size );
+            opal_output( 0, "Segment %d position %lu size %lu\n", i,
+                         (unsigned long)segments[i].position, segments[i].size );
+        }
+    }
+    OBJ_RELEASE(convertor);
+    return i;
+}
+
+static int
+unpack_segments( ompi_datatype_t* datatype, int count,
+                 size_t segment_size,
+                 ddt_segment_t* segments, int seg_count,
+                 void* buffer )
+{
+    opal_convertor_t* convertor;
+    size_t max_size, position;
+    int i;
+    uint32_t iov_count;
+    struct iovec iov;
+
+    convertor = opal_convertor_create( opal_local_arch, 0 );
+    opal_convertor_prepare_for_recv( convertor, &(datatype->super), count, buffer );
+
+    for( i = 0; i < seg_count; i++ ) {
+        iov.iov_len = segments[i].size;
+        iov.iov_base = segments[i].buffer;
+        max_size = iov.iov_len;
+
+        position = segments[i].position;
+        opal_convertor_set_position( convertor, &position );
+        if( position != segments[i].position ) {
+            opal_output( 0, "Setting position failed (%lu != %lu)\n",
+                         (unsigned long)segments[i].position, (unsigned long)position );
+            break;
+        }
+
+        iov_count = 1;
+        opal_convertor_unpack( convertor, &iov, &iov_count, &max_size );
+        if( max_size != segments[i].size ) {
+            opal_output( 0, "Amount of unpacked data do not match (%lu != %lu)\n",
+                         (unsigned long)max_size, (unsigned long)segments[i].size );
+            opal_output( 0, "Segment %d position %lu size %lu\n", i,
+                         (unsigned long)segments[i].position, segments[i].size );
+        }
+    }
+    OBJ_RELEASE(convertor);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#if (OPAL_ENABLE_DEBUG == 1) && (OPAL_C_HAVE_VISIBILITY == 0)
+extern int opal_unpack_debug;
+extern int opal_pack_debug;
+extern int opal_position_debug ;
+#endif  /* OPAL_ENABLE_DEBUG */
+
+int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
+{
+    ddt_segment_t* segments;
+    int *send_buffer, *recv_buffer;
+    int i, seg_count, errors;
+    int show_only_first_error = 1;
+    ompi_datatype_t* datatype = MPI_DATATYPE_NULL;
+
+#define NELT (300)
+    send_buffer = malloc(NELT*sizeof(int));
+    recv_buffer = malloc(NELT*sizeof(int));
+    for (i = 0; i < NELT; ++i) {
+        send_buffer[i] = i;
+        recv_buffer[i] = 0xdeadbeef;
+    }
+
+    opal_datatype_init();
+    ompi_datatype_init();
+
+    ompi_datatype_create_vector(NELT/2, 1, 2, MPI_INT, &datatype);
+    ompi_datatype_commit(&datatype);
+
+#if (OPAL_ENABLE_DEBUG == 1) && (OPAL_C_HAVE_VISIBILITY == 0)
+    opal_unpack_debug   = 0;
+    opal_pack_debug     = 0;
+    opal_position_debug = 0;
+#endif  /* OPAL_ENABLE_DEBUG */
+
+    create_segments( datatype, 1, fragment_size,
+                     &segments, &seg_count );
+
+    /* shuffle the segments */
+    shuffle_segments( segments, seg_count );
+
+    /* pack the data */
+    pack_segments( datatype, 1, fragment_size, segments, seg_count,
+                   send_buffer );
+
+    /* unpack the data back in the user space (recv buffer) */
+    unpack_segments( datatype, 1, fragment_size, segments, seg_count,
+                     recv_buffer );
+
+    /* And now check the data */
+    for( errors = i = 0; i < NELT; i++ ) {
+        int expected = ((i % 2) ? (int)0xdeadbeef : i);
+        if (recv_buffer[i] != expected) {
+            if( (show_only_first_error && (0 == errors)) ||
+                !show_only_first_error ) {
+                printf("error at index %4d: 0x%08x != 0x%08x\n", i, recv_buffer[i], expected);
+            }
+            errors++;
+        }
+    }
+    printf( "Found %d errors\n", errors );
+    free(send_buffer); free(recv_buffer);
+
+    for( i = 0; i < seg_count; i++ ) {
+        free( segments[i].buffer );
+    }
+    free(segments);
+
+    ompi_datatype_finalize();
+
+    return (0 == errors ? 0 : -1);
+}