diff --git a/tests/include.am b/tests/include.am
index 1c6b5b63f..52813189a 100644
--- a/tests/include.am
+++ b/tests/include.am
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ EXTRA_DIST += tests/test.conf \
               tests/test-hc128.conf \
               tests/test-psk.conf \
               tests/test-ntru.conf \
-              tests/test-ecc.conf
+              tests/test-ecc.conf \
+              tests/test-aesgcm.conf
diff --git a/tests/suites.c b/tests/suites.c
index 11415f9de..d42c82d2e 100644
--- a/tests/suites.c
+++ b/tests/suites.c
@@ -291,6 +291,17 @@ int SuiteTest(void)
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_AESGCM
+    /* add ecc extra suites */
+    strcpy(argv0[1], "tests/test-aesgcm.conf");
+    printf("starting aesgcm extra cipher suite tests\n");
+    test_harness(&args);
+    if (args.return_code != 0) {
+        printf("error from script %d\n", args.return_code);
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);  
+    }
+#endif
+
     printf(" End Cipher Suite Tests\n");
 
     return args.return_code;
diff --git a/tests/test-aesgcm.conf b/tests/test-aesgcm.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9efc5a578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-aesgcm.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# server TLSv1.2 RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 
+-v 3
+-l AES128-GCM-SHA256
+
+# client TLSv1.2 RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 
+-v 3
+-l AES128-GCM-SHA256
+
+# server TLSv1.2 RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
+-v 3
+-l AES256-GCM-SHA384
+
+# client TLSv1.2 RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
+-v 3
+-l AES256-GCM-SHA384
+