diff --git a/tests/core/futils.c b/tests/core/futils.c
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+#include "clar_libgit2.h"
+#include "fileops.h"
+
+// Fixture setup and teardown
+void test_core_futils__initialize(void)
+{
+	cl_must_pass(p_mkdir("futils", 0777));
+}
+
+void test_core_futils__cleanup(void)
+{
+	cl_fixture_cleanup("futils");
+}
+
+void test_core_futils__writebuffer(void)
+{
+	git_buf out = GIT_BUF_INIT,
+		append = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+
+	/* create a new file */
+	git_buf_puts(&out, "hello!\n");
+	git_buf_printf(&out, "this is a %s\n", "test");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_futils_writebuffer(&out, "futils/test-file", O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666));
+
+	cl_assert_equal_file(out.ptr, out.size, "futils/test-file");
+
+	/* append some more data */
+	git_buf_puts(&append, "And some more!\n");
+	git_buf_put(&out, append.ptr, append.size);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_futils_writebuffer(&append, "futils/test-file", O_RDWR|O_APPEND, 0666));
+
+	cl_assert_equal_file(out.ptr, out.size, "futils/test-file");
+
+	git_buf_free(&out);
+	git_buf_free(&append);
+}
+
+void test_core_futils__write_hidden_file(void)
+{
+#ifndef GIT_WIN32
+	cl_skip();
+#else
+	git_buf out = GIT_BUF_INIT, append = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	bool hidden;
+
+	git_buf_puts(&out, "hidden file.\n");
+	git_futils_writebuffer(&out, "futils/test-file", O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0666);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_win32__set_hidden("futils/test-file", true));
+
+	/* append some more data */
+	git_buf_puts(&append, "And some more!\n");
+	git_buf_put(&out, append.ptr, append.size);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_futils_writebuffer(&append, "futils/test-file", O_RDWR | O_APPEND, 0666));
+
+	cl_assert_equal_file(out.ptr, out.size, "futils/test-file");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_win32__hidden(&hidden, "futils/test-file"));
+	cl_assert(hidden);
+
+	git_buf_free(&out);
+	git_buf_free(&append);
+#endif
+}
+