diff --git a/test/test_slcan.py b/test/test_slcan.py
index aa97e518b..c38848373 100644
--- a/test/test_slcan.py
+++ b/test/test_slcan.py
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+import os
+import threading
+import time
 import unittest
+from platform import platform
+
+import pytest
+
 import can
 
 
@@ -123,5 +130,59 @@ def test_serial_number(self):
         self.assertIsNone(sn)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def pseudo_terminal():
+    import pty
+
+    main, peripheral = pty.openpty()
+
+    return main, peripheral
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def bus(pseudo_terminal):
+    _, peripheral = pseudo_terminal
+    return can.Bus(os.ttyname(peripheral), interface="slcan", sleep_after_open=0)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def bus_writer(pseudo_terminal):
+    main, _ = pseudo_terminal
+    return os.fdopen(main, "wb")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif("linux" not in platform().lower(), reason="Requires Linux")
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("timeout", [0.5, 1])
+def test_verify_recv_timeout(timeout, bus, bus_writer):
+
+    # Recv timeout should always occur
+    # since the message is not delimited
+    msg = b"F00B4R"
+
+    def delayed_consecutive_writes():
+        bus_writer.write(msg)
+        bus_writer.flush()
+
+        # Delay until we're close to the end of
+        # timeout before sending another message
+        time.sleep(timeout * 0.75)
+
+        bus_writer.write(msg)
+        bus_writer.flush()
+
+    timeout_ms = int(timeout * 1_000)
+    allowable_timeout_error = timeout_ms / 200
+
+    writer_thread = threading.Thread(target=delayed_consecutive_writes)
+
+    start_time = time.time_ns()
+    writer_thread.start()
+    bus.recv(timeout)
+    stop_time = time.time_ns()
+
+    duration_ms = int((stop_time - start_time) / 1_000_000)
+    assert duration_ms - timeout_ms < allowable_timeout_error
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()