diff --git a/t/Makefile.am b/t/Makefile.am
index b317cd8cf56e..225704516186 100644
--- a/t/Makefile.am
+++ b/t/Makefile.am
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ clean-local:
 LONGTESTSCRIPTS = \
 	t5000-valgrind.t \
 	t3100-flux-in-flux.t \
-	t3200-instance-restart.t
+	t3200-instance-restart.t \
+	t3202-instance-restart-testexec.t
 
 # This list is included in both TESTS and dist_check_SCRIPTS.
 TESTSCRIPTS = \
diff --git a/t/t3202-instance-restart-testexec.t b/t/t3202-instance-restart-testexec.t
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..f5e1a8dadf25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t3202-instance-restart-testexec.t
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='Test instance restart and still running jobs with testexec'
+
+# Append --logfile option if FLUX_TESTS_LOGFILE is set in environment:
+test -n "$FLUX_TESTS_LOGFILE" && set -- "$@" --logfile
+. `dirname $0`/sharness.sh
+
+export FLUX_INSTANCE_RESTART=t
+
+test_expect_success 'run a testexec job in persistent instance (long run)' '
+	flux start -o,--setattr=content.backing-path=$(pwd)/content.sqlite \
+	     flux mini submit \
+	       --flags=debug \
+	       --setattr=system.exec.test.run_duration=100s \
+	       hostname >id1.out
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'restart instance, reattach to running job, cancel it (long run)' '
+	flux start -o,--setattr=content.backing-path=$(pwd)/content.sqlite \
+	     sh -c "flux job eventlog $(cat id1.out) > eventlog_long1.out; \
+		    flux jobs -n > jobs_long1.out; \
+		    flux job cancel $(cat id1.out)" &&
+	grep "reattach-start" eventlog_long1.out &&
+	grep "reattach-finish" eventlog_long1.out &&
+	grep $(cat id1.out) jobs_long1.out
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'restart instance, job completed (long run)' '
+	flux start -o,--setattr=content.backing-path=$(pwd)/content.sqlite \
+	     sh -c "flux job eventlog $(cat id1.out) > eventlog_long2.out; \
+		    flux jobs -n > jobs_long2.out" &&
+	grep "finish" eventlog_long2.out | grep status &&
+	test_must_fail grep $(cat id1.out) jobs_long2.out
+'
+
+# reattach_finish will indicate to testexcec that the job finished
+# right after reattach, emulating a job that finished before the
+# instance restarted
+test_expect_success 'run a testexec job in persistent instance (exit run)' '
+	flux start -o,--setattr=content.backing-path=$(pwd)/content.sqlite \
+	     flux mini submit \
+	       --flags=debug \
+	       --setattr=system.exec.test.reattach_finish=1 \
+	       --setattr=system.exec.test.run_duration=100s \
+	     hostname >id2.out
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'restart instance, reattach to running job, its finished (exit run)' '
+	flux start -o,--setattr=content.backing-path=$(pwd)/content.sqlite \
+	     sh -c "flux job eventlog $(cat id2.out) > eventlog_exit1.out" &&
+	grep "reattach-start" eventlog_exit1.out &&
+	grep "reattach-finish" eventlog_exit1.out &&
+	grep "finish" eventlog_exit1.out | grep status
+'
+
+test_done