diff --git a/test/import.bats b/test/import.bats
index 730e1ea4..436f4f1a 100644
--- a/test/import.bats
+++ b/test/import.bats
@@ -466,3 +466,54 @@ fifth:
 EOF
     stacker build
 }
+
+@test "dir path behavior" {
+  mkdir -p folder1
+  touch folder1/file1
+  mkdir -p folder1/subfolder2
+  touch folder1/subfolder2/subfile1
+  cat > stacker.yaml <<EOF
+src_folder_dest_non_existent_folder_case1:
+  from:
+    type: docker
+    url: docker://ubuntu:latest
+  import:
+  - path: folder1
+    dest: /folder2
+  run: |
+    [ -f /folder2/file1 ]
+
+src_folder_dest_non_existent_folder_case2:
+  from:
+    type: docker
+    url: docker://ubuntu:latest
+  import:
+  - path: folder1/
+    dest: /folder2
+  run: |
+    [ -f /folder2/file1 ]
+
+src_folder_dest_non_existent_folder_case3:
+  from:
+    type: docker
+    url: docker://ubuntu:latest
+  import:
+  - path: folder1
+    dest: /folder2/
+  run: |
+    ls -al /
+    ls -al /folder2
+    [ -f /folder2/folder1/file1 ]
+
+src_folder_dest_non_existent_folder_case4:
+  from:
+    type: docker
+    url: docker://ubuntu:latest
+  import:
+  - path: folder1/
+    dest: /folder2/
+  run: |
+    [ -f /folder2/file1 ]
+EOF
+  stacker build
+}