diff --git a/tests/xattr/xattr_integration_test.go b/tests/xattr/xattr_integration_test.go
index 5eb5dd6..b2870e8 100644
--- a/tests/xattr/xattr_integration_test.go
+++ b/tests/xattr/xattr_integration_test.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func setGetRmList(fn string) error {
 // Test xattr set, get, rm on a regular file.
 func TestSetGetRmRegularFile(t *testing.T) {
 	fn := test_helpers.DefaultPlainDir + "/TestSetGetRmRegularFile"
-	err := ioutil.WriteFile(fn, nil, 0700)
+	err := ioutil.WriteFile(fn, []byte("12345"), 0700)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("creating empty file failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ func TestSetGetRmRegularFile(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
+	fi, _ := os.Lstat(fn)
+	if fi.Size() != 5 {
+		t.Errorf("file size has changed!? size=%d", fi.Size())
+	}
 }
 
 // Test xattr set, get, rm on a fifo. This should not hang.
@@ -276,3 +280,29 @@ func TestBase64XattrRead(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// Listing xattrs should work even when we don't have read access
+func TestList0000File(t *testing.T) {
+	fn := test_helpers.DefaultPlainDir + "/TestList0000File"
+	err := ioutil.WriteFile(fn, nil, 0000)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("creating empty file failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	_, err = xattr.LList(fn)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// Setting xattrs should work even when we don't have read access
+func TestSet0200File(t *testing.T) {
+	fn := test_helpers.DefaultPlainDir + "/TestSet0200File"
+	err := ioutil.WriteFile(fn, nil, 0200)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("creating empty file failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	err = xattr.LSet(fn, "user.foo", []byte("bar"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+}