diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bdaa12bf2..bd4666fbc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ TAGS
 /tests/conform/test-premult
 /tests/conform/test-clone-no-map
 /tests/conform/test-materials
+/tests/conform/test-group-depth-sorting
 /tests/conform/test-conformance-result.xml
 /tests/micro-bench/test-text-perf
 /tests/micro-bench/test-text
diff --git a/tests/conform/Makefile.am b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
index be8fcdb03..cde2591bb 100644
--- a/tests/conform/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ test_conformance_SOURCES = 		\
 	test-clutter-units.c		\
 	test-premult.c			\
 	test-materials.c		\
+	test-group.c			\
         $(NULL)
 
 # For convenience, this provides a way to easily run individual unit tests:
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c b/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
index 1077dcd86..1efd432c9 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
@@ -168,5 +168,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   TEST_CONFORM_SIMPLE ("/units", test_units_constructors);
   TEST_CONFORM_SIMPLE ("/units", test_units_string);
 
+  TEST_CONFORM_SIMPLE ("/group", test_group_depth_sorting);
+
   return g_test_run ();
 }
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-group.c b/tests/conform/test-group.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90eb0e8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conform/test-group.c
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#include <clutter/clutter.h>
+#include "test-conform-common.h"
+
+void
+test_group_depth_sorting (TestConformSimpleFixture *fixture,
+                          gconstpointer data)
+{
+  ClutterActor *group;
+  ClutterActor *child, *test;
+  ClutterGroup *g;
+  GList *children;
+
+  group = clutter_group_new ();
+  g = CLUTTER_GROUP (group);
+
+  child = clutter_rectangle_new ();
+  clutter_actor_set_size (child, 20, 20);
+  clutter_actor_set_depth (child, 0);
+  clutter_actor_set_name (child, "zero");
+  clutter_container_add_actor (CLUTTER_CONTAINER (group), child);
+
+  children = clutter_container_get_children (CLUTTER_CONTAINER (group));
+  g_assert (children->data == child);
+  g_assert (children->next == NULL);
+  g_list_free (children);
+
+  child = clutter_rectangle_new ();
+  clutter_actor_set_size (child, 20, 20);
+  clutter_actor_set_depth (child, 10);
+  clutter_actor_set_name (child, "plus-ten");
+  clutter_container_add_actor (CLUTTER_CONTAINER (group), child);
+
+  test = clutter_group_get_nth_child (g, 0);
+  g_assert_cmpstr (clutter_actor_get_name (test), ==, "zero");
+
+  test = clutter_group_get_nth_child (g, 1);
+  g_assert_cmpstr (clutter_actor_get_name (test), ==, "plus-ten");
+
+  child = clutter_rectangle_new ();
+  clutter_actor_set_size (child, 20, 20);
+  clutter_actor_set_depth (child, -10);
+  clutter_actor_set_name (child, "minus-ten");
+  clutter_container_add_actor (CLUTTER_CONTAINER (group), child);
+
+  g_assert_cmpint (clutter_group_get_n_children (g), ==, 3);
+
+  test = clutter_group_get_nth_child (g, 0);
+  g_assert_cmpstr (clutter_actor_get_name (test), ==, "minus-ten");
+
+  test = clutter_group_get_nth_child (g, 1);
+  g_assert_cmpstr (clutter_actor_get_name (test), ==, "zero");
+
+  test = clutter_group_get_nth_child (g, 2);
+  g_assert_cmpstr (clutter_actor_get_name (test), ==, "plus-ten");
+
+  clutter_actor_destroy (group);
+}