diff --git a/neqo-transport/tests/network.rs b/neqo-transport/tests/network.rs
index 68a835a436..b3e69a72bd 100644
--- a/neqo-transport/tests/network.rs
+++ b/neqo-transport/tests/network.rs
@@ -196,3 +196,47 @@ fn transfer_fixed_seed() {
     sim.seed_str("117f65d90ee5c1a7fb685f3af502c7730ba5d31866b758d98f5e3c2117cf9b86");
     sim.run();
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[allow(clippy::cast_precision_loss)]
+fn gbit_bandwidth() {
+    const MIB: usize = 1024 * 1024;
+    const TRANSFER_AMOUNT: usize = 100 * MIB;
+
+    for upload in [false, true] {
+        let sim = Simulator::new(
+            "gbit-bandwidth",
+            boxed![
+                ConnectionNode::default_client(if upload {
+                    boxed![SendData::new(TRANSFER_AMOUNT)]
+                } else {
+                    boxed![ReceiveData::new(TRANSFER_AMOUNT)]
+                }),
+                TailDrop::gbit_link(),
+                ConnectionNode::default_server(if upload {
+                    boxed![ReceiveData::new(TRANSFER_AMOUNT)]
+                } else {
+                    boxed![SendData::new(TRANSFER_AMOUNT)]
+                }),
+                TailDrop::gbit_link()
+            ],
+        );
+
+        let simulated_time = sim.setup().run();
+        let bandwidth = TRANSFER_AMOUNT as f64 * 8.0 / simulated_time.as_secs_f64();
+
+        // Given Neqo's current static stream receive buffer of 1MiB, maximum
+        // bandwidth is below gbit link bandwidth.
+        //
+        // Tracked in https://github.com/mozilla/neqo/issues/733.
+        let maximum_bandwidth = MIB as f64 * 8.0 / 0.1; // bandwidth-delay-product / delay = bandwidth
+        let expected_utilization = 0.5;
+
+        assert!(
+            maximum_bandwidth * expected_utilization < bandwidth,
+            "with upload {upload} expected to reach {expected_utilization} of maximum bandwidth ({} Mbit/s) but got {} Mbit/s",
+            maximum_bandwidth / MIB as f64,
+            bandwidth  / MIB as f64,
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test-fixture/src/sim/mod.rs b/test-fixture/src/sim/mod.rs
index 14c21dd75c..b9bdc09237 100644
--- a/test-fixture/src/sim/mod.rs
+++ b/test-fixture/src/sim/mod.rs
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@ pub struct ReadySimulator {
 }
 
 impl ReadySimulator {
-    pub fn run(mut self) {
+    #[allow(clippy::must_use_candidate)]
+    pub fn run(mut self) -> Duration {
         let real_start = Instant::now();
         let end = self.sim.process_loop(self.start, self.now);
         let sim_time = end - self.now;
@@ -303,5 +304,6 @@ impl ReadySimulator {
             wall = real_start.elapsed(),
         );
         self.sim.print_summary();
+        sim_time
     }
 }
diff --git a/test-fixture/src/sim/taildrop.rs b/test-fixture/src/sim/taildrop.rs
index c85042546d..583aba5d96 100644
--- a/test-fixture/src/sim/taildrop.rs
+++ b/test-fixture/src/sim/taildrop.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ impl TailDrop {
         Self::new(200_000, 8_192, Duration::from_millis(50))
     }
 
+    /// A tail drop queue on a 1 Gbps link with the default forward delay of
+    /// 50ms and a buffer equal to the bandwidth-delay-product.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn gbit_link() -> Self {
+        let rate = 1_000_000_000 / 8;
+        let delay = Duration::from_millis(50);
+        let capacity = rate / 20; // rate * 0.05
+        Self::new(rate, capacity, delay)
+    }
+
     /// How "big" is this datagram, accounting for overheads.
     /// This approximates by using the same overhead for storing in the queue
     /// and for sending on the wire.