diff --git a/rbd/features_test.go b/rbd/features_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ffb8da
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+++ b/rbd/features_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package rbd
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestGetFeatures(t *testing.T) {
+	conn := radosConnect(t)
+	require.NotNil(t, conn)
+	defer conn.Shutdown()
+
+	poolname := GetUUID()
+	err := conn.MakePool(poolname)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer conn.DeletePool(poolname)
+
+	ioctx, err := conn.OpenIOContext(poolname)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer ioctx.Destroy()
+
+	name := GetUUID()
+
+	options := NewRbdImageOptions()
+	err = options.SetUint64(RbdImageOptionFeatures, FeatureLayering|FeatureStripingV2)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	// FeatureStripingV2 only works with additional arguments
+	err = options.SetUint64(RbdImageOptionStripeUnit, 1024*1024)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = options.SetUint64(RbdImageOptionStripeCount, 4)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = CreateImage(ioctx, name, 16*1024*1024, options)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, RemoveImage(ioctx, name)) }()
+
+	image, err := OpenImageReadOnly(ioctx, name, NoSnapshot)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, image.Close()) }()
+
+	features, err := image.GetFeatures()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	t.Run("compareBits", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hasLayering := (features & FeatureLayering) == FeatureLayering
+		hasStripingV2 := (features & FeatureStripingV2) == FeatureStripingV2
+		assert.True(t, hasLayering, "FeatureLayering is not set")
+		assert.True(t, hasStripingV2, "FeatureStripingV2 is not set")
+	})
+}