diff --git a/rbd/rbd_nautilus_test.go b/rbd/rbd_nautilus_test.go
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+++ b/rbd/rbd_nautilus_test.go
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+// +build !luminous,!mimic
+
+package rbd
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestImagePropertiesNautilus(t *testing.T) {
+	conn := radosConnect(t)
+	defer conn.Shutdown()
+
+	poolname := GetUUID()
+	err := conn.MakePool(poolname)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, conn.DeletePool(poolname)) }()
+
+	ioctx, err := conn.OpenIOContext(poolname)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer ioctx.Destroy()
+
+	name := GetUUID()
+	err = quickCreate(ioctx, name, testImageSize, testImageOrder)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	img, err := OpenImage(ioctx, name, NoSnapshot)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, img.Remove()) }()
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, img.Close()) }()
+
+	_, err = img.GetCreateTimestamp()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestClosedImageNautilus(t *testing.T) {
+	conn := radosConnect(t)
+	defer conn.Shutdown()
+
+	poolname := GetUUID()
+	err := conn.MakePool(poolname)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, conn.DeletePool(poolname)) }()
+
+	ioctx, err := conn.OpenIOContext(poolname)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer ioctx.Destroy()
+
+	name := GetUUID()
+	err = quickCreate(ioctx, name, testImageSize, testImageOrder)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	image, err := OpenImage(ioctx, name, NoSnapshot)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, image.Remove()) }()
+
+	// close the image
+	err = image.Close()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// functions should now fail with an RBDError
+
+	_, err = image.GetCreateTimestamp()
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+}