--- /dev/null
+#!perl
+# vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab
+#
+# Tests whether opening an empty container and killing it again works
+#
+use Test::More tests => 3;
+use Data::Dumper;
+use AnyEvent::I3;
+use File::Temp qw(tmpnam);
+use v5.10;
+
+my $i3 = i3("/tmp/nestedcons");
+
+sub get_workspace_names {
+ my $tree = $i3->get_workspaces->recv;
+ my @workspaces = map { @{$_->{nodes}} } @{$tree->{nodes}};
+ [ map { $_->{name} } @workspaces ]
+}
+
+sub get_unused_workspace {
+ my @names = get_workspace_names();
+ my $tmp;
+ do { $tmp = tmpnam() } while ($tmp ~~ @names);
+ $tmp
+}
+
+sub get_ws_content {
+ my ($name) = @_;
+ my $tree = $i3->get_workspaces->recv;
+ my @ws = map { @{$_->{nodes}} } @{$tree->{nodes}};
+ my @cons = map { $_->{nodes} } grep { $_->{name} eq $name } @ws;
+ return $cons[0];
+}
+
+my $tmp = get_unused_workspace();
+$i3->command("workspace $tmp")->recv;
+
+ok(@{get_ws_content($tmp)} == 0, 'no containers yet');
+
+# Open a new container
+$i3->command("open")->recv;
+
+ok(@{get_ws_content($tmp)} == 1, 'container opened');
+
+$i3->command("kill")->recv;
+ok(@{get_ws_content($tmp)} == 0, 'container killed');
+
+diag( "Testing i3, Perl $], $^X" );