diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 20a60dca..bb72e0b7 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = make -C test_root/;
 TESTS		     = checkself.sh
 TESTS		     += test_add_remove_dynamic_service/test.sh
 TESTS		     += test_add_remove_dynamic_service_sub_config/test.sh
+TESTS                += test_start_stop_service/test.sh
+TESTS                += test_start_stop_service_sub_config/test.sh
 
 clean-local:
 	make -C test_root/ clean
diff --git a/test/test_start_stop_service/test.sh b/test/test_start_stop_service/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7d0c2c5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_start_stop_service/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")/..
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+. "$TEST_DIR/lib.sh"
+
+assert_num_children() {
+    assert "$1 services are running" "$(texec pgrep -P 1 "$2" | wc -l)" -eq "$1"
+}
+
+test_teardown() {
+    say "Test done $(date)"
+    say "Running test teardown..."
+
+    # Teardown
+    rm -f test_root/bin/service.sh
+}
+
+# Test
+say "Test start $(date)"
+say 'Add service stanza in /etc/finit.conf'
+cp "$TEST_DIR"/common/service.sh "$TEST_DIR"/test_root/test_assets/
+texec sh -c "echo 'service [2345] kill:20 log /test_assets/service.sh' > $FINIT_CONF"
+
+say 'Reload Finit'
+texec sh -c "initctl reload"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 1 service.sh'
+
+say 'Stop the service'
+texec sh -c "initctl stop service.sh"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 0 service.sh'
+
+say 'Start the service again'
+texec sh -c "initctl start service.sh"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 1 service.sh'
diff --git a/test/test_start_stop_service_sub_config/test.sh b/test/test_start_stop_service_sub_config/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..87026274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_start_stop_service_sub_config/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")/..
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+. "$TEST_DIR/lib.sh"
+
+assert_num_children() {
+    assert "$1 services are running" "$(texec pgrep -P 1 "$2" | wc -l)" -eq "$1"
+}
+
+test_teardown() {
+    say "Test done $(date)"
+    say "Running test teardown..."
+
+    # Teardown
+    rm -f test_root/bin/service.sh
+}
+
+# Test
+say "Test start $(date)"
+say 'Add service stanza in /etc/finit.d/service.conf'
+cp "$TEST_DIR"/common/service.sh "$TEST_DIR"/test_root/test_assets/
+# texec sh -c "echo 'service [2345] kill:20 log /test_assets/service.sh' > $FINIT_CONF"
+texec sh -c "echo 'service [2345] kill:20 log /test_assets/service.sh' > $FINIT_CONF_DIR/service.conf"
+
+say 'Reload Finit'
+texec sh -c "initctl reload"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 1 service.sh'
+
+say 'Stop the service'
+texec sh -c "initctl stop service.sh"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 0 service.sh'
+
+say 'Start the service again'
+texec sh -c "initctl start service.sh"
+
+retry 'assert_num_children 1 service.sh'