diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index afcd293..2854abf 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ TESTROMS=test_emulation_and_imm.rom \
 	test_emulation_php.rom test_emulation_plp.rom \
 	test_emulation_nop.rom \
 	test_emulation_lda_imm.rom test_emulation_lda_zp.rom \
+	test_emulation_lda_abs.rom \
 	test_emulation_stz_zp.rom
 
 all : $(TESTS) $(TESTROMS)
diff --git a/test/test_emulation.c b/test/test_emulation.c
index ebb5963..bd3668d 100644
--- a/test/test_emulation.c
+++ b/test/test_emulation.c
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(emul_lda, tc)
 	ATF_REQUIRE(rom_start(&e, "test_emulation_lda_zp.rom"));
 	ATF_CHECK(e.regs.A == 0xAE);
 
+	/* LDA absolute */
+	bus_write_1(&b, 0x2F5A, 0xEA);
+	ATF_REQUIRE(rom_start(&e, "test_emulation_lda_abs.rom"));
+	ATF_CHECK(e.regs.A == 0xEA);
+
 	bus_finish(&b);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/test_emulation_lda_abs.s b/test/test_emulation_lda_abs.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14aac28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_emulation_lda_abs.s
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+start:  lda 0x2F5A
+	stp
+