diff --git a/clients/c/test.c b/clients/c/test.c
index 6714bc9..4a693ed 100644
--- a/clients/c/test.c
+++ b/clients/c/test.c
@@ -363,6 +363,34 @@ bool test_getmessages_subscribe(test_state *state) {
   return true;
 }
 
+bool test_subscribe_barrier(test_state *state) {
+  cosmo *client = create_client(state);
+
+  json_t *subject = random_subject(NULL, NULL);
+  json_t *message_out = random_message();
+
+  promise *promise_obj = promise_create(NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  cosmo_send_message(client, subject, message_out, promise_obj);
+  assert(promise_wait(promise_obj, NULL));
+  promise_destroy(promise_obj);
+
+  promise_obj = promise_create(NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  cosmo_subscribe(client, subject, -1, 0, promise_obj);
+  assert(promise_wait(promise_obj, NULL));
+  promise_destroy(promise_obj);
+
+  json_t *messages = cosmo_get_messages(client, subject);
+  assert(messages);
+  assert(json_equal(json_object_get(json_array_get(messages, 0), "message"), message_out));
+  json_decref(messages);
+
+  json_decref(message_out);
+  json_decref(subject);
+
+  cosmo_shutdown(client);
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool test_resubscribe(test_state *state) {
   cosmo *client = create_client(state);
 
@@ -395,6 +423,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   RUN_TEST(test_send_message_promise);
   RUN_TEST(test_subscribe_unsubscribe_promise);
   RUN_TEST(test_getmessages_subscribe);
+  RUN_TEST(test_subscribe_barrier);
   RUN_TEST(test_resubscribe);
 
   return 0;