diff --git a/t/t0006-date.sh b/t/t0006-date.sh
index 1d228a981ee964..3031256d143b15 100755
--- a/t/t0006-date.sh
+++ b/t/t0006-date.sh
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ check_show 'format:%s' '123456789 +1234' 123456789
 check_show 'format:%s' '123456789 -1234' 123456789
 check_show 'format-local:%s' '123456789 -1234' 123456789
 
+# negative TZ offset
+TIME='1466000000 -0200'
+check_show iso8601 "$TIME" '2016-06-15 12:13:20 -0200'
+check_show iso8601-strict "$TIME" '2016-06-15T12:13:20-02:00'
+check_show rfc2822 "$TIME" 'Wed, 15 Jun 2016 12:13:20 -0200'
+check_show default "$TIME" 'Wed Jun 15 12:13:20 2016 -0200'
+check_show raw "$TIME" '1466000000 -0200'
+
 # arbitrary time absurdly far in the future
 FUTURE="5758122296 -0400"
 check_show iso       "$FUTURE" "2152-06-19 18:24:56 -0400" TIME_IS_64BIT,TIME_T_IS_64BIT