diff --git a/tests/cli/a.j b/tests/cli/a.j
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..429d7f860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli/a.j
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+2018/1/1 a1
+ (a)  1
diff --git a/tests/cli/b.j b/tests/cli/b.j
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca605cfbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli/b.j
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+2018/1/1 b1
+ (b)  1
diff --git a/tests/cli/multiple-files.test b/tests/cli/multiple-files.test
index 1963737dc..8cf9d28bf 100644
--- a/tests/cli/multiple-files.test
+++ b/tests/cli/multiple-files.test
@@ -58,3 +58,11 @@ hledger print -f personal.journal -f ../journal/a.timeclock -f ../journal/b.time
 
 >>>2
 >>>=0
+
+# 4. same-date transactions in different files are shown in the right order
+hledger -f a.j -f b.j reg
+>>>
+2018/01/01 a1                   (a)                              1             1
+2018/01/01 b1                   (b)                              1             2
+>>>2
+>>>=0