diff --git a/usr.bin/cpio/test/Makefile b/usr.bin/cpio/test/Makefile
index a91397520249..8d05648a5d8b 100644
--- a/usr.bin/cpio/test/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/cpio/test/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ TESTS=	\
 	test_option_y.c				\
 	test_option_z.c				\
 	test_owner_parse.c			\
-	test_pathmatch.c			\
+	test_passthrough_reverse.c		\
+	test_pathmatch.c
 
 # Build the test program
 SRCS= list.h					\
diff --git a/usr.bin/cpio/test/main.c b/usr.bin/cpio/test/main.c
index 133f4a989390..831862061424 100644
--- a/usr.bin/cpio/test/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/cpio/test/main.c
@@ -598,8 +598,8 @@ test_assert_file_contents(const void *buff, int s, const char *fpattern, ...)
 	va_end(ap);
 
 	fd = open(f, O_RDONLY);
-	contents = malloc(s * 2);
-	n = read(fd, contents, s * 2);
+	contents = malloc(s * 2 + 128);
+	n = read(fd, contents, s * 2 + 128);
 	if (n == s && memcmp(buff, contents, s) == 0) {
 		free(contents);
 		return (1);
diff --git a/usr.bin/cpio/test/test_passthrough_reverse.c b/usr.bin/cpio/test/test_passthrough_reverse.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b049ae5c74f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr.bin/cpio/test/test_passthrough_reverse.c
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*-
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2007 Tim Kientzle
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR(S) ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+ * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+ * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+#include "test.h"
+__FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
+
+/*
+ * As reported by Bernd Walter:  Some people are in the habit of
+ * using "find -d" to generate a list for cpio -p because that
+ * copies the top-level dir last, which preserves owner and mode
+ * information.  That's not necessary for bsdcpio (libarchive defers
+ * restoring directory information), but bsdcpio should still generate
+ * the correct results with this usage.
+ */
+
+DEFINE_TEST(test_passthrough_reverse)
+{
+	struct stat st;
+	int fd, r;
+	int filelist;
+	int oldumask;
+
+	oldumask = umask(0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Create an assortment of files on disk.
+	 */
+	filelist = open("filelist", O_CREAT | O_WRONLY, 0644);
+
+	/* Directory. */
+	assertEqualInt(0, mkdir("dir", 0743));
+
+	/* File with 10 bytes content. */
+	fd = open("dir/file", O_CREAT | O_WRONLY, 0644);
+	assert(fd >= 0);
+	assertEqualInt(10, write(fd, "123456789", 10));
+	close(fd);
+	write(filelist, "dir/file\n", 9);
+
+	/* Write dir last. */
+	write(filelist, "dir\n", 4);
+
+	/* All done. */
+	close(filelist);
+
+
+	/*
+	 * Use cpio passthrough mode to copy files to another directory.
+	 */
+	r = systemf("%s -pdvm out <filelist >stdout 2>stderr", testprog);
+	failure("Error invoking %s -pd out", testprog);
+	assertEqualInt(r, 0);
+
+	assertEqualInt(0, chdir("out"));
+
+	/* Verify stderr and stdout. */
+	assertFileContents("out/dir/file\nout/dir\n", 21, "../stderr");
+	assertEmptyFile("../stdout");
+
+	/* dir */
+	r = lstat("dir", &st);
+	if (r == 0) {
+		assertEqualInt(r, 0);
+		assert(S_ISDIR(st.st_mode));
+		failure("st.st_mode=0%o",  st.st_mode);
+		assertEqualInt(0743, st.st_mode & 0777);
+	}
+
+
+	/* Regular file. */
+	r = lstat("dir/file", &st);
+	failure("Failed to stat dir/file, errno=%d", errno);
+	assertEqualInt(r, 0);
+	if (r == 0) {
+		assert(S_ISREG(st.st_mode));
+		assertEqualInt(0644, st.st_mode & 0777);
+		assertEqualInt(10, st.st_size);
+		assertEqualInt(1, st.st_nlink);
+	}
+
+	umask(oldumask);
+}