diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt b/compiler/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
index c1fe914..7cf98a5 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/compiler/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,3 +75,6 @@
                  -DSRCDIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
                  -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cpp_plugin_test.cmake)
 endif()
+
+find_package(PythonInterp REQUIRED)
+add_test(NAME StalenessCheckTest COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compiler/staleness_check.py ${THRIFT_COMPILER})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/compiler/Included.thrift b/compiler/cpp/test/compiler/Included.thrift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce84ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/cpp/test/compiler/Included.thrift
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const string foo = "bar"
+
+struct a_struct {
+  1: bool im_true,
+  2: bool im_false,
+  3: i8 a_bite,
+  4: i16 integer16,
+  5: i32 integer32,
+  6: i64 integer64,
+  7: double double_precision,
+  8: string some_characters,
+  9: string zomg_unicode,
+  10: bool what_who,
+}
+
+service AService {
+  i32 a_procedure(1: i32 arg)
+}
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/compiler/Including.thrift b/compiler/cpp/test/compiler/Including.thrift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..677af7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/cpp/test/compiler/Including.thrift
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+include "Included.thrift"
+
+const string s = "string"
+
+struct BStruct {
+  1: Included.a_struct one_of_each
+}
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/compiler/Single.thrift b/compiler/cpp/test/compiler/Single.thrift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ec301f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/cpp/test/compiler/Single.thrift
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+const string foo = "bar"
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/compiler/staleness_check.py b/compiler/cpp/test/compiler/staleness_check.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5b11dff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/cpp/test/compiler/staleness_check.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+from __future__ import print_function
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import time
+import unittest
+
+
+class TestStalenessCheck(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    CURRENT_DIR_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+    THRIFT_EXECUTABLE_PATH = None
+    SINGLE_THRIFT_FILE_PATH = os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR_PATH, "Single.thrift")
+    INCLUDING_THRIFT_FILE_PATH = os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR_PATH, "Including.thrift")
+    INCLUDED_THRIFT_FILE_PATH = os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR_PATH, "Included.thrift")
+
+    def test_staleness_check_of_single_thrift_file_without_changed_output(self):
+        temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=TestStalenessCheck.CURRENT_DIR_PATH)
+
+        command = [TestStalenessCheck.THRIFT_EXECUTABLE_PATH, "-gen", "cpp", "-o", temp_dir]
+        command += [TestStalenessCheck.SINGLE_THRIFT_FILE_PATH]
+        subprocess.call(command)
+
+        used_file_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, "gen-cpp", "Single_constants.cpp")
+
+        first_modification_time = os.path.getmtime(os.path.join(used_file_path))
+
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+        subprocess.call(command)
+
+        second_modification_time = os.path.getmtime(used_file_path)
+
+        self.assertEqual(second_modification_time, first_modification_time)
+
+        shutil.rmtree(temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def test_staleness_check_of_single_thrift_file_with_changed_output(self):
+        temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=TestStalenessCheck.CURRENT_DIR_PATH)
+
+        command = [TestStalenessCheck.THRIFT_EXECUTABLE_PATH, "-gen", "cpp", "-o", temp_dir]
+        command += [TestStalenessCheck.SINGLE_THRIFT_FILE_PATH]
+        subprocess.call(command)
+
+        used_file_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, "gen-cpp", "Single_constants.cpp")
+
+        first_modification_time = os.path.getmtime(os.path.join(used_file_path))
+        used_file = open(used_file_path, "r")
+        first_contents = used_file.read()
+        used_file.close()
+
+        used_file = open(used_file_path, "a")
+        used_file.write("\n/* This is a comment */\n")
+        used_file.close()
+
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+        subprocess.call(command)
+
+        second_modification_time = os.path.getmtime(used_file_path)
+        used_file = open(used_file_path, "r")
+        second_contents = used_file.read()
+        used_file.close()
+
+        self.assertGreater(second_modification_time, first_modification_time)
+        self.assertEqual(first_contents, second_contents)
+
+        shutil.rmtree(temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def test_staleness_check_of_included_file(self):
+        temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=TestStalenessCheck.CURRENT_DIR_PATH)
+
+        temp_included_file_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, "Included.thrift")
+        temp_including_file_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, "Including.thrift")
+
+        shutil.copy2(TestStalenessCheck.INCLUDED_THRIFT_FILE_PATH, temp_included_file_path)
+        shutil.copy2(TestStalenessCheck.INCLUDING_THRIFT_FILE_PATH, temp_including_file_path)
+
+        command = [TestStalenessCheck.THRIFT_EXECUTABLE_PATH, "-gen", "cpp", "-recurse", "-o", temp_dir]
+        command += [temp_including_file_path]
+
+        subprocess.call(command)
+
+        included_constants_cpp_file_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, "gen-cpp", "Included_constants.cpp")
+        including_constants_cpp_file_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, "gen-cpp", "Including_constants.cpp")
+
+        included_constants_cpp_first_modification_time = os.path.getmtime(included_constants_cpp_file_path)
+        including_constants_cpp_first_modification_time = os.path.getmtime(including_constants_cpp_file_path)
+
+        temp_included_file = open(temp_included_file_path, "a")
+        temp_included_file.write("\nconst i32 an_integer = 42\n")
+        temp_included_file.close()
+
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+        subprocess.call(command)
+
+        included_constants_cpp_second_modification_time = os.path.getmtime(included_constants_cpp_file_path)
+        including_constants_cpp_second_modification_time = os.path.getmtime(including_constants_cpp_file_path)
+
+        self.assertGreater(
+            included_constants_cpp_second_modification_time, included_constants_cpp_first_modification_time)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            including_constants_cpp_first_modification_time, including_constants_cpp_second_modification_time)
+
+        shutil.rmtree(temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+
+def suite():
+    suite = unittest.TestSuite()
+    loader = unittest.TestLoader()
+    suite.addTest(loader.loadTestsFromTestCase(TestStalenessCheck))
+    return suite
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # The path of Thrift compiler  is  passed as an argument to the test script.
+    # Remove it to not confuse the unit testing framework
+    TestStalenessCheck.THRIFT_EXECUTABLE_PATH = sys.argv[-1]
+    del sys.argv[-1]
+    unittest.main(defaultTest="suite", testRunner=unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2))