diff --git a/tests/config/stress.c b/tests/config/stress.c
index 503f44f03..6e960425c 100644
--- a/tests/config/stress.c
+++ b/tests/config/stress.c
@@ -107,3 +107,23 @@ void test_config_stress__complex(void)
 
 	git_config_free(config);
 }
+
+void test_config_stress__quick_write(void)
+{
+	git_config *config_w, *config_r;
+	const char *path = "./config-quick-write";
+	const char *key = "quick.write";
+	int32_t i;
+
+	/* Create an external writer for one instance with the other one */
+	cl_git_pass(git_config_open_ondisk(&config_w, path));
+	cl_git_pass(git_config_open_ondisk(&config_r, path));
+
+	/* Write and read in the same second (repeat to increase the chance of it happening) */
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		int32_t val;
+		cl_git_pass(git_config_set_int32(config_w, key, i));
+		cl_git_pass(git_config_get_int32(&val, config_r, key));
+		cl_assert_equal_i(i, val);
+	}
+}