diff --git a/contrib/platform/test/com/sun/jna/platform/linux/LibCTest.java b/contrib/platform/test/com/sun/jna/platform/linux/LibCTest.java
index 1210bb30c7..7c1b800f08 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/test/com/sun/jna/platform/linux/LibCTest.java
+++ b/contrib/platform/test/com/sun/jna/platform/linux/LibCTest.java
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 
 import com.sun.jna.platform.linux.LibC.Statvfs;
 import com.sun.jna.platform.linux.LibC.Sysinfo;
+import com.sun.jna.platform.unix.LibCAPI.off_t;
+import com.sun.jna.platform.unix.LibCAPI.size_t;
+import com.sun.jna.platform.unix.LibCAPI.ssize_t;
+
 import java.nio.file.FileStore;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
@@ -45,6 +49,19 @@
  */
 public class LibCTest extends TestCase {
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSizeTypes() {
+        long VALUE = 20;
+        size_t st = new size_t(VALUE);
+        assertEquals("Wrong size_t value", VALUE, st.longValue());
+        ssize_t sst = new ssize_t(VALUE);
+        assertEquals("Wrong ssize_t value", VALUE, sst.longValue());
+        off_t ot = new off_t(VALUE);
+        assertEquals("Wrong off_t value", VALUE, ot.longValue());
+        ot = new off_t(VALUE, true);
+        assertEquals("Wrong 64 bit off_t value", VALUE, ot.longValue());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testSysinfo() {
         Sysinfo info = new Sysinfo();