diff --git a/rados/read_op_test.go b/rados/read_op_test.go
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+++ b/rados/read_op_test.go
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+package rados
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func (suite *RadosTestSuite) TestReadOpAssertExists() {
+	suite.SetupConnection()
+	oid := "TestReadOpAssertExists"
+
+	wrop := CreateWriteOp()
+	defer wrop.Release()
+	wrop.Create(CreateIdempotent)
+	err := wrop.Operate(suite.ioctx, oid, OperationNoFlag)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+
+	op := CreateReadOp()
+	defer op.Release()
+	op.AssertExists()
+	err = op.Operate(suite.ioctx, oid, OperationNoFlag)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+
+	op2 := CreateReadOp()
+	defer op2.Release()
+	op2.AssertExists()
+	err = op2.Operate(suite.ioctx, oid+"junk", OperationNoFlag)
+	assert.Error(suite.T(), err)
+
+	// ensure a nil ioctx triggers a panic
+	assert.Panics(suite.T(), func() {
+		op2.Operate(nil, "foo", OperationNoFlag)
+	})
+}
+
+func getAllMap(gos *GetOmapStep) map[string][]byte {
+	r := make(map[string][]byte)
+	for {
+		kv, err := gos.Next()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if kv == nil {
+			break
+		}
+		r[kv.Key] = kv.Value
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func (suite *RadosTestSuite) TestReadOpGetOmapValues() {
+	suite.SetupConnection()
+	ta := assert.New(suite.T())
+	oid := "TestReadOpGetOmapValues"
+
+	wrop := CreateWriteOp()
+	defer wrop.Release()
+	wrop.Create(CreateIdempotent)
+	wrop.SetOmap(map[string][]byte{
+		"tos.captain":       []byte("Kirk"),
+		"tos.first-officer": []byte("Spock"),
+		"tos.doctor":        []byte("McCoy"),
+		"tng.captain":       []byte("Picard"),
+		"tng.first-officer": []byte("Riker"),
+		"tng.doctor":        []byte("Crusher"),
+		"random.value":      []byte("foobar"),
+		"no.value":          []byte(""),
+	})
+	err := wrop.Operate(suite.ioctx, oid, OperationNoFlag)
+	ta.NoError(err)
+
+	suite.T().Run("simple", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ta := assert.New(t)
+		op := CreateReadOp()
+		defer op.Release()
+		op.AssertExists()
+		gos := op.GetOmapValues("", "", 16)
+		err = op.Operate(suite.ioctx, oid, OperationNoFlag)
+		ta.NoError(err)
+
+		omap := getAllMap(gos)
+		ta.Len(omap, 8)
+		ta.Contains(omap, "tos.captain")
+		ta.Contains(omap, "tng.captain")
+		ta.False(gos.More())
+	})
+
+	suite.T().Run("twoIterations", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// test two iterations over different subsets of omap keys
+		ta := assert.New(t)
+		op := CreateReadOp()
+		defer op.Release()
+		op.AssertExists()
+		gos1 := op.GetOmapValues("", "tos", 16)
+		gos2 := op.GetOmapValues("", "tng", 16)
+		err = op.Operate(suite.ioctx, oid, OperationNoFlag)
+		ta.NoError(err)
+
+		omap1 := getAllMap(gos1)
+		ta.Len(omap1, 3)
+		ta.Contains(omap1, "tos.captain")
+		ta.Contains(omap1, "tos.first-officer")
+		ta.Contains(omap1, "tos.doctor")
+		omap2 := getAllMap(gos2)
+		ta.Len(omap2, 3)
+		ta.Contains(omap2, "tng.captain")
+		ta.Contains(omap2, "tng.first-officer")
+		ta.Contains(omap2, "tng.doctor")
+	})
+
+	suite.T().Run("checkForMore", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// test two iterations over different subsets of omap keys
+		ta := assert.New(t)
+		op := CreateReadOp()
+		defer op.Release()
+		op.AssertExists()
+		gos := op.GetOmapValues("", "", 6)
+		err = op.Operate(suite.ioctx, oid, OperationNoFlag)
+		ta.NoError(err)
+
+		omap1 := getAllMap(gos)
+		ta.Len(omap1, 6)
+		ta.True(gos.More())
+	})
+
+	suite.T().Run("iterateTooEarly", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// test two iterations over different subsets of omap keys
+		ta := assert.New(t)
+		op := CreateReadOp()
+		defer op.Release()
+		op.AssertExists()
+		gos := op.GetOmapValues("", "", 6)
+		_, err := gos.Next()
+		ta.Error(err)
+		ta.Equal(ErrOperationIncomplete, err)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestReadOpInvalid(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &ReadOp{}
+	err := r.Operate(&IOContext{}, "foo", 0)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+}