diff --git a/tests/conform/Makefile.am b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
index e6d267584..cb1f25ea3 100644
--- a/tests/conform/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ test_sources = \
 	test-wrap-rectangle-textures.c \
 	test-texture-get-set-data.c \
 	test-framebuffer-get-bits.c \
+	test-primitive-and-journal.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 c1000fd30..6acca93bd 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   ADD_TEST (test_map_buffer_range, TEST_REQUIREMENT_MAP_WRITE, 0);
 
+  ADD_TEST (test_primitive_and_journal, 0, TEST_KNOWN_FAILURE);
+
   UNPORTED_TEST (test_viewport);
 
   ADD_TEST (test_gles2_context, TEST_REQUIREMENT_GLES2_CONTEXT, 0);
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-primitive-and-journal.c b/tests/conform/test-primitive-and-journal.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a69afe216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conform/test-primitive-and-journal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+#include <cogl/cogl.h>
+
+#include "test-utils.h"
+
+typedef CoglVertexP2C4 Vertex;
+
+static void
+setup_orthographic_modelview (void)
+{
+  CoglMatrix matrix;
+  int fb_width = cogl_framebuffer_get_width (test_fb);
+  int fb_height = cogl_framebuffer_get_height (test_fb);
+
+  /* Set up a non-identity modelview matrix. When the journal is
+   * flushed it will usually flush the identity matrix. Using the
+   * non-default matrix ensures that we test that Cogl restores the
+   * matrix we asked for. The matrix sets up an orthographic transform
+   * in the modelview matrix */
+
+  cogl_matrix_init_identity (&matrix);
+  cogl_matrix_orthographic (&matrix,
+                            0.0f, 0.0f, /* x_1 y_1 */
+                            fb_width,
+                            fb_height,
+                            -1.0f, /* nearval */
+                            1.0f /* farval */);
+  cogl_framebuffer_set_modelview_matrix (test_fb, &matrix);
+}
+
+static void
+create_primitives (CoglPrimitive *primitives[2])
+{
+  static const Vertex vertex_data[8] =
+    {
+      /* triangle strip 1 */
+      {   0,   0, 255, 0, 0, 255 },
+      {   0, 100, 255, 0, 0, 255 },
+      { 100,   0, 255, 0, 0, 255 },
+      { 100, 100, 255, 0, 0, 255 },
+      /* triangle strip 2 */
+      { 200,   0, 0, 0, 255, 255 },
+      { 200, 100, 0, 0, 255, 255 },
+      { 300,   0, 0, 0, 255, 255 },
+      { 300, 100, 0, 0, 255, 255 },
+    };
+
+  primitives[0] = cogl_primitive_new_p2c4 (test_ctx,
+                                           COGL_VERTICES_MODE_TRIANGLE_STRIP,
+                                           G_N_ELEMENTS (vertex_data),
+                                           vertex_data);
+  cogl_primitive_set_n_vertices (primitives[0], 4);
+
+  primitives[1] = cogl_primitive_copy (primitives[0]);
+  cogl_primitive_set_first_vertex (primitives[1], 4);
+  cogl_primitive_set_n_vertices (primitives[1], 4);
+}
+
+static CoglPipeline *
+create_pipeline (void)
+{
+  CoglPipeline *pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (test_ctx);
+
+  cogl_pipeline_set_color4ub (pipeline, 0, 255, 0, 255);
+
+  return pipeline;
+}
+
+void
+test_primitive_and_journal (void)
+{
+  CoglPrimitive *primitives[2];
+  CoglPipeline *pipeline;
+
+  setup_orthographic_modelview ();
+  create_primitives (primitives);
+  pipeline = create_pipeline ();
+
+  /* Set a clip to clip all three rectangles to just the bottom half.
+   * The journal flushes its own clip state so this verifies that the
+   * clip state is correctly restored for the second primitive. */
+  cogl_framebuffer_push_rectangle_clip (test_fb,
+                                        0, 50, 300, 100);
+
+  cogl_framebuffer_draw_primitive (test_fb,
+                                   pipeline,
+                                   primitives[0]);
+
+  /* Draw a rectangle using the journal in-between the two primitives.
+   * This should test that the journal gets flushed correctly and that
+   * the modelview matrix is restored. Half of the rectangle should be
+   * overriden by the second primitive */
+  cogl_framebuffer_draw_rectangle (test_fb,
+                                   pipeline,
+                                   100, 0, /* x1/y1 */
+                                   300, 100 /* x2/y2 */);
+
+  cogl_framebuffer_draw_primitive (test_fb,
+                                   pipeline,
+                                   primitives[1]);
+
+  /* Check the three rectangles */
+  test_utils_check_region (test_fb,
+                           1, 51,
+                           98, 48,
+                           0xff0000ff);
+  test_utils_check_region (test_fb,
+                           101, 51,
+                           98, 48,
+                           0x00ff00ff);
+  test_utils_check_region (test_fb,
+                           201, 51,
+                           98, 48,
+                           0x0000ffff);
+
+  /* Check that the top half of all of the rectangles was clipped */
+  test_utils_check_region (test_fb,
+                           1, 1,
+                           298, 48,
+                           0x000000ff);
+
+  cogl_framebuffer_pop_clip (test_fb);
+
+  if (cogl_test_verbose ())
+    g_print ("OK\n");
+}
+