diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 82740a98..8c9c4d27 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST		+= add-remove-dynamic-service-sub-config.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= cond-start-task.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= failing-sysv.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= global-envs.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= initctl-status-subset.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= pre-post-serv.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= restart-self.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= runlevel.sh
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ TESTS			+= add-remove-dynamic-service-sub-config.sh
 TESTS			+= cond-start-task.sh
 TESTS			+= failing-sysv.sh
 TESTS			+= global-envs.sh
+TESTS			+= initctl-status-subset.sh
 TESTS			+= pre-post-serv.sh
 TESTS			+= restart-self.sh
 TESTS			+= runlevel.sh
diff --git a/test/initctl-status-subset.sh b/test/initctl-status-subset.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c7019cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/initctl-status-subset.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Verify that the status command 'initctl status foo' matches three
+# instances of tasks called foo:1, foo:2, and foo:3.  It should not
+# match the fourth task called foobar.  This is a regression test to
+# ensure issue #275 doesn't happen again.
+set -eu
+
+TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
+
+test_setup()
+{
+	say "Test start $(date)"
+}
+
+test_teardown()
+{
+	say "Test done $(date)"
+
+	texec rm -f "$FINIT_CONF"
+}
+
+test_init()
+{
+	texec sh -c "echo '# Three foo and one bar enter Finit' > $FINIT_CONF"
+}
+
+test_add_one()
+{
+	service=$1
+
+	say "Add service stanza '$service' to $FINIT_CONF ..."
+	texec sh -c "echo '$service' >> $FINIT_CONF"
+}
+
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+. "$TEST_DIR/tenv/lib.sh"
+
+test_init
+
+test_add_one "task manual:yes name:foo :1 serv -- Foo #1"
+test_add_one "task manual:yes name:foo :2 serv -- Foo #2"
+test_add_one "task manual:yes name:foo :3 serv -- Foo #3"
+test_add_one "task manual:yes name:foobar serv -- Foobar"
+
+say 'Reload Finit'
+#texec sh -c "initctl debug"
+texec sh -c "initctl reload"
+texec sh -c "initctl status"
+
+#texec sh -c "initctl status"
+#texec sh -c "ps"
+#texec sh -c "initctl status serv"
+
+assert_num_services 3 foo
+assert_desc "Foobar" foobar
+assert_desc "Foo #1" foo:1
+
diff --git a/test/tenv/lib.sh b/test/tenv/lib.sh
index 27047d01..cf21f165 100755
--- a/test/tenv/lib.sh
+++ b/test/tenv/lib.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ assert_num_children()
 	assert "$1 services are running" "$(texec pgrep -P 1 "$2" | wc -l)" -eq "$1"
 }
 
+assert_num_services()
+{
+	assert "$1 services are loaded" "$(texec initctl -t status "$2" | wc -l)" -eq "$1"
+}
+
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 assert_new_pid()
 {
@@ -42,6 +47,11 @@ assert_restarts()
 	assert "Finit has registered restarts" "$(texec initctl status "$2" | awk '/Restarts/{print $3;}')" -ge "$1"
 }
 
+assert_desc()
+{
+	assert "Service description == $1" "$(texec initctl status "$2" | grep 'Description' | sed 's/Description : //')" = "$1"
+}
+
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 assert_pidfile()
 {