diff --git a/tests/container b/tests/container
index ffc3a9af9..5904d21c2 100755
--- a/tests/container
+++ b/tests/container
@@ -152,5 +152,18 @@ echo "==> Try cleanly stopping a container"
 lxc launch "${IMAGE}" c1
 lxc restart c1
 
+echo "==> Test exit codes when container disconnects during lxc exec"
+
+# Try disconnecting a container stopping forcefully and gracefully to make sure they match.
+(sleep 1 && lxc restart -f c1) &
+lxc exec c1 -- sleep 10 || exitCode=$?
+[ "${exitCode:-0}" -eq 129 ]
+
+(sleep 1 && lxc stop c1) &
+lxc exec c1 -- sleep 10 || exitCode=$?
+[ "${exitCode:-0}" -eq 129 ]
+
+lxc delete -f c1
+
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 FAIL=0