diff --git a/test/storage/slab_pmem/check_slab_pmem.c b/test/storage/slab_pmem/check_slab_pmem.c
index aeff4c7bc..5bf40247d 100644
--- a/test/storage/slab_pmem/check_slab_pmem.c
+++ b/test/storage/slab_pmem/check_slab_pmem.c
@@ -1112,6 +1112,61 @@ START_TEST(test_metrics_reserve_backfill_link)
 }
 END_TEST
 
+START_TEST(test_metrics_flush_basic)
+{
+#define KEY1 "key1"
+#define VAL1 "val1"
+#define KEY2 "key2"
+#define VAL2 "val2"
+
+    struct bstring key1, val1, key2, val2;
+    item_rstatus_e status;
+    struct item *it;
+
+    test_reset(1);
+
+    key1 = str2bstr(KEY1);
+    val1 = str2bstr(VAL1);
+
+    key2 = str2bstr(KEY2);
+    val2 = str2bstr(VAL2);
+
+    time_update();
+    status = item_reserve(&it, &key1, &val1, val1.len, 0, INT32_MAX);
+    ck_assert_msg(status == ITEM_OK, "item_reserve not OK - return status %d", status);
+    item_insert(it, &key1);
+
+    time_update();
+    status = item_reserve(&it, &key2, &val2, val2.len, 0, INT32_MAX);
+    ck_assert_msg(status == ITEM_OK, "item_reserve not OK - return status %d", status);
+    item_insert(it, &key2);
+
+    item_flush();
+
+    it = item_get(&key1);
+    ck_assert_msg(it == NULL, "item with key %.*s still exists after flush", key1.len, key1.data);
+    it = item_get(&key2);
+    ck_assert_msg(it == NULL, "item with key %.*s still exists after flush", key2.len, key2.data);
+
+    slab_metrics_st copy = metrics;
+
+    metric_reset((struct metric *)&metrics, METRIC_CARDINALITY(metrics));
+    test_reset(0);
+
+    test_assert_metrics((struct metric *)&copy, (struct metric *)&metrics, METRIC_CARDINALITY(metrics));
+
+    it = item_get(&key1);
+    ck_assert_msg(it == NULL, "item with key %.*s still exists after flush", key1.len, key1.data);
+    it = item_get(&key2);
+    ck_assert_msg(it == NULL, "item with key %.*s still exists after flush", key2.len, key2.data);
+
+#undef KEY1
+#undef VAL1
+#undef KEY2
+#undef VAL2
+}
+END_TEST
+
 START_TEST(test_metrics_lruq_rebuild)
 {
 #define NUM_ITEMS 3
@@ -1232,6 +1287,7 @@ slab_suite(void)
     tcase_add_test(tc_smetrics, test_metrics_insert_basic);
     tcase_add_test(tc_smetrics, test_metrics_insert_large);
     tcase_add_test(tc_smetrics, test_metrics_reserve_backfill_link);
+    tcase_add_test(tc_smetrics, test_metrics_flush_basic);
     tcase_add_test(tc_smetrics, test_metrics_lruq_rebuild);
 
     return s;