diff --git a/tests/conform/Makefile.am b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
index 8d8ebfa55..b305a352e 100644
--- a/tests/conform/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ test_sources = \
 	test-version.c \
 	test-gles2-context.c \
 	test-euler-quaternion.c \
+	test-layer-remove.c \
 	$(NULL)
 
 test_conformance_SOURCES = $(common_sources) $(test_sources)
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c b/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
index e611ff9d2..02f428f8a 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   ADD_TEST (test_depth_test, 0);
   ADD_TEST (test_color_mask, 0);
   ADD_TEST (test_backface_culling, TEST_REQUIREMENT_NPOT);
+  ADD_TEST (test_layer_remove, TEST_KNOWN_FAILURE);
 
   ADD_TEST (test_sparse_pipeline, 0);
 
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-layer-remove.c b/tests/conform/test-layer-remove.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca790472b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conform/test-layer-remove.c
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+#include <cogl/cogl.h>
+
+#include "test-utils.h"
+
+#define TEST_SQUARE_SIZE 10
+
+static CoglPipeline *
+create_two_layer_pipeline (void)
+{
+  CoglPipeline *pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
+  CoglColor color;
+
+  /* The pipeline is initially black */
+  cogl_pipeline_set_color4ub (pipeline, 0, 0, 0, 255);
+
+  /* The first layer adds a full red component */
+  cogl_color_init_from_4ub (&color, 255, 0, 0, 255);
+  cogl_pipeline_set_layer_combine_constant (pipeline, 0, &color);
+  cogl_pipeline_set_layer_combine (pipeline,
+                                   0, /* layer_num */
+                                   "RGBA=ADD(PREVIOUS,CONSTANT)",
+                                   NULL);
+
+  /* The second layer adds a full green component */
+  cogl_color_init_from_4ub (&color, 0, 255, 0, 255);
+  cogl_pipeline_set_layer_combine_constant (pipeline, 1, &color);
+  cogl_pipeline_set_layer_combine (pipeline,
+                                   1, /* layer_num */
+                                   "RGBA=ADD(PREVIOUS,CONSTANT)",
+                                   NULL);
+
+  return pipeline;
+}
+
+static void
+test_color (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
+            uint32_t color,
+            int pos)
+{
+  cogl_framebuffer_draw_rectangle (fb,
+                                   pipeline,
+                                   pos * TEST_SQUARE_SIZE,
+                                   0,
+                                   pos * TEST_SQUARE_SIZE + TEST_SQUARE_SIZE,
+                                   TEST_SQUARE_SIZE);
+  test_utils_check_pixel (fb,
+                          pos * TEST_SQUARE_SIZE + TEST_SQUARE_SIZE / 2,
+                          TEST_SQUARE_SIZE / 2,
+                          color);
+}
+
+void
+test_layer_remove (void)
+{
+  CoglPipeline *pipeline0, *pipeline1;
+  CoglColor color;
+  int pos = 0;
+
+  cogl_framebuffer_orthographic (fb,
+                                 0, 0,
+                                 cogl_framebuffer_get_width (fb),
+                                 cogl_framebuffer_get_height (fb),
+                                 -1,
+                                 100);
+
+  /** TEST 1 **/
+  /* Basic sanity check that the pipeline combines the two colors
+   * together properly */
+  pipeline0 = create_two_layer_pipeline ();
+  test_color (pipeline0, 0xffff00ff, pos++);
+  cogl_object_unref (pipeline0);
+
+  /** TEST 2 **/
+  /* Check that we can remove the second layer */
+  pipeline0 = create_two_layer_pipeline ();
+  cogl_pipeline_remove_layer (pipeline0, 1);
+  test_color (pipeline0, 0xff0000ff, pos++);
+  cogl_object_unref (pipeline0);
+
+  /** TEST 3 **/
+  /* Check that we can remove the first layer */
+  pipeline0 = create_two_layer_pipeline ();
+  cogl_pipeline_remove_layer (pipeline0, 0);
+  test_color (pipeline0, 0x00ff00ff, pos++);
+  cogl_object_unref (pipeline0);
+
+  /** TEST 4 **/
+  /* Check that we can make a copy and remove a layer from the
+   * original pipeline */
+  pipeline0 = create_two_layer_pipeline ();
+  pipeline1 = cogl_pipeline_copy (pipeline0);
+  cogl_pipeline_remove_layer (pipeline0, 1);
+  test_color (pipeline0, 0xff0000ff, pos++);
+  test_color (pipeline1, 0xffff00ff, pos++);
+  cogl_object_unref (pipeline0);
+  cogl_object_unref (pipeline1);
+
+  /** TEST 5 **/
+  /* Check that we can make a copy and remove the second layer from the
+   * new pipeline */
+  pipeline0 = create_two_layer_pipeline ();
+  pipeline1 = cogl_pipeline_copy (pipeline0);
+  cogl_pipeline_remove_layer (pipeline1, 1);
+  test_color (pipeline0, 0xffff00ff, pos++);
+  test_color (pipeline1, 0xff0000ff, pos++);
+  cogl_object_unref (pipeline0);
+  cogl_object_unref (pipeline1);
+
+  /** TEST 6 **/
+  /* Check that we can make a copy and remove the first layer from the
+   * new pipeline */
+  pipeline0 = create_two_layer_pipeline ();
+  pipeline1 = cogl_pipeline_copy (pipeline0);
+  cogl_pipeline_remove_layer (pipeline1, 0);
+  test_color (pipeline0, 0xffff00ff, pos++);
+  test_color (pipeline1, 0x00ff00ff, pos++);
+  cogl_object_unref (pipeline0);
+  cogl_object_unref (pipeline1);
+
+  /** TEST 7 **/
+  /* Check that we can modify a layer in a child pipeline */
+  pipeline0 = create_two_layer_pipeline ();
+  pipeline1 = cogl_pipeline_copy (pipeline0);
+  cogl_color_init_from_4ub (&color, 0, 0, 255, 255);
+  cogl_pipeline_set_layer_combine_constant (pipeline1, 0, &color);
+  test_color (pipeline0, 0xffff00ff, pos++);
+  test_color (pipeline1, 0x00ffffff, pos++);
+  cogl_object_unref (pipeline0);
+  cogl_object_unref (pipeline1);
+
+  /** TEST 8 **/
+  /* Check that we can modify a layer in a child pipeline but then remove it */
+  pipeline0 = create_two_layer_pipeline ();
+  pipeline1 = cogl_pipeline_copy (pipeline0);
+  cogl_color_init_from_4ub (&color, 0, 0, 255, 255);
+  cogl_pipeline_set_layer_combine_constant (pipeline1, 0, &color);
+  cogl_pipeline_remove_layer (pipeline1, 0);
+  test_color (pipeline0, 0xffff00ff, pos++);
+  test_color (pipeline1, 0x00ff00ff, pos++);
+  cogl_object_unref (pipeline0);
+  cogl_object_unref (pipeline1);
+
+  if (cogl_test_verbose ())
+    g_print ("OK\n");
+}