diff --git a/tests/conform/Makefile.am b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
index 3cc1e144f..90d972ec1 100644
--- a/tests/conform/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ test_sources = \
 	test-alpha-textures.c \
 	test-wrap-rectangle-textures.c \
 	test-texture-get-set-data.c \
+	test-framebuffer-get-bits.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 b0aaebdd1..21df85125 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   ADD_TEST (test_bitmask, 0, 0);
 
   ADD_TEST (test_offscreen, 0, 0);
+  ADD_TEST (test_framebuffer_get_bits,
+            TEST_REQUIREMENT_OFFSCREEN,
+            TEST_KNOWN_FAILURE);
 
   ADD_TEST (test_point_size, 0, 0);
   ADD_TEST (test_point_sprite,
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-framebuffer-get-bits.c b/tests/conform/test-framebuffer-get-bits.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac7ab5290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conform/test-framebuffer-get-bits.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include <cogl/cogl.h>
+
+#include "test-utils.h"
+
+void
+test_framebuffer_get_bits (void)
+{
+  CoglTexture2D *tex_a =
+    cogl_texture_2d_new_with_size (test_ctx,
+                                   16, 16, /* width/height */
+                                   COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_A_8);
+  CoglOffscreen *offscreen_a =
+    cogl_offscreen_new_to_texture (COGL_TEXTURE (tex_a));
+  CoglFramebuffer *fb_a = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (offscreen_a);
+  CoglTexture2D *tex_rgba =
+    cogl_texture_2d_new_with_size (test_ctx,
+                                   16, 16, /* width/height */
+                                   COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888);
+  CoglOffscreen *offscreen_rgba =
+    cogl_offscreen_new_to_texture (COGL_TEXTURE (tex_rgba));
+  CoglFramebuffer *fb_rgba = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (offscreen_rgba);
+
+  cogl_framebuffer_allocate (fb_a, NULL);
+  cogl_framebuffer_allocate (fb_rgba, NULL);
+
+  g_assert_cmpint (cogl_framebuffer_get_red_bits (fb_a), ==, 0);
+  g_assert_cmpint (cogl_framebuffer_get_green_bits (fb_a), ==, 0);
+  g_assert_cmpint (cogl_framebuffer_get_blue_bits (fb_a), ==, 0);
+  g_assert_cmpint (cogl_framebuffer_get_alpha_bits (fb_a), >=, 1);
+
+  g_assert_cmpint (cogl_framebuffer_get_red_bits (fb_rgba), >=, 1);
+  g_assert_cmpint (cogl_framebuffer_get_green_bits (fb_rgba), >=, 1);
+  g_assert_cmpint (cogl_framebuffer_get_blue_bits (fb_rgba), >=, 1);
+  g_assert_cmpint (cogl_framebuffer_get_alpha_bits (fb_rgba), >=, 1);
+
+  cogl_object_unref (fb_rgba);
+  cogl_object_unref (tex_rgba);
+  cogl_object_unref (fb_a);
+  cogl_object_unref (tex_a);
+}
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-utils.c b/tests/conform/test-utils.c
index 6062ec646..b39dd1136 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-utils.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-utils.c
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ check_flags (TestFlags flags,
       return FALSE;
     }
 
+  if (flags & TEST_REQUIREMENT_OFFSCREEN &&
+      !cogl_has_feature (test_ctx, COGL_FEATURE_ID_OFFSCREEN))
+    {
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
   if (flags & TEST_KNOWN_FAILURE)
     {
       return FALSE;
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-utils.h b/tests/conform/test-utils.h
index ec96913d0..e698f3248 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-utils.h
+++ b/tests/conform/test-utils.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ typedef enum _TestFlags
   TEST_REQUIREMENT_POINT_SPRITE = 1<<5,
   TEST_REQUIREMENT_GLES2_CONTEXT = 1<<6,
   TEST_REQUIREMENT_MAP_WRITE = 1<<7,
-  TEST_REQUIREMENT_GLSL = 1<<8
+  TEST_REQUIREMENT_GLSL = 1<<8,
+  TEST_REQUIREMENT_OFFSCREEN = 1<<9
 } TestFlags;
 
 extern CoglContext *test_ctx;