diff --git a/lib/perl/test/Makefile.am b/lib/perl/test/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..686b909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/perl/test/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+THRIFT = @top_builddir@/compiler/cpp/thrift
+THRIFT_IF = @top_srcdir@/test/ThriftTest.thrift
+
+all-local: gen-perl/ThriftTest/Types.pm
+
+gen-perl/ThriftTest/Types.pm: $(THRIFT_IF)
+	$(THRIFT) --gen perl $(THRIFT_IF)
+
+clean-local:
+	rm -rf gen-perl
+
+EXTRA_DIST = memory_buffer.t
diff --git a/lib/perl/test/memory_buffer.t b/lib/perl/test/memory_buffer.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89510c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/perl/test/memory_buffer.t
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+use Test::More tests => 6;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Data::Dumper;
+
+use Thrift::BinaryProtocol;
+use Thrift::MemoryBuffer;
+
+use ThriftTest::Types;
+
+
+my $transport = Thrift::MemoryBuffer->new();
+my $protocol = Thrift::BinaryProtocol->new($transport);
+
+my $a = ThriftTest::Xtruct->new();
+$a->i32_thing(10);
+$a->i64_thing(30);
+$a->string_thing('Hello, world!');
+$a->write($protocol);
+
+my $b = ThriftTest::Xtruct->new();
+$b->read($protocol);
+is($b->i32_thing, $a->i32_thing);
+is($b->i64_thing, $a->i64_thing);
+is($b->string_thing, $a->string_thing);
+
+$b->write($protocol);
+my $c = ThriftTest::Xtruct->new();
+$c->read($protocol);
+is($c->i32_thing, $a->i32_thing);
+is($c->i64_thing, $a->i64_thing);
+is($c->string_thing, $a->string_thing);