diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index cfa8bd8b..c1562ee2 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ path-constant PLANAR_INPUT_FILES : ./planar_input_graphs ;
 
 path-constant CYCLE_RATIO_INPUT_FILE : ./cycle_ratio_s382.90.dot ;
 
+path-constant METIS_INPUT_FILE : ./weighted_graph.gr ;
+
 if [ modules.peek : EXPAT_INCLUDE ] && [ modules.peek : EXPAT_LIBPATH ]
 {
   optional_tests += [ run graphml_test.cpp ../build//boost_graph : : "graphml_test.xml" ] ;
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ test-suite graph_test :
     [ run graphviz_test.cpp
             /boost/test//boost_test_exec_monitor/<link>static
             ../build//boost_graph ]
+    [ run metis_test.cpp : $(METIS_INPUT_FILE) ]
     [ run gursoy_atun_layout_test.cpp ]
     [ run layout_test.cpp : : : <test-info>always_show_run_output <toolset>intel:<debug-symbols>off ]
 
diff --git a/test/metis_test.cpp b/test/metis_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd93868b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/metis_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2004-2008 The Trustees of Indiana University.
+
+// Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
+// License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#include <boost/graph/breadth_first_search.hpp>
+#include <boost/graph/adjacency_list.hpp>
+#include <boost/graph/metis.hpp>
+#include <fstream>
+
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+void
+boost::throw_exception(std::exception const& ex)
+{
+    std::cout << ex.what() << std::endl;
+    abort();
+}
+#endif
+
+using namespace boost;
+
+/* An undirected graph with distance values stored on the vertices. */
+typedef adjacency_list<vecS, vecS, undirectedS,
+                       property<vertex_distance_t, std::size_t> >
+  Graph;
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+  // Parse command-line options
+  const char* filename = "weighted_graph.gr";
+  if (argc > 1) filename = argv[1];
+
+  // Open the METIS input file
+  std::ifstream in(filename);
+  graph::metis_reader reader(in);
+
+  // Load the graph using the default distribution
+  Graph g(reader.begin(), reader.end(),
+          reader.num_vertices());
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/weighted_graph.gr b/test/weighted_graph.gr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1aaa2618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/weighted_graph.gr
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+5 9 1
+3 1
+2 2 4 1 5 2
+2 7 4 3
+5 1
+1 1 2 1
\ No newline at end of file