diff --git a/t/t1000-kvs.t b/t/t1000-kvs.t
index 58db2bb4e702..3d0a067b357f 100755
--- a/t/t1000-kvs.t
+++ b/t/t1000-kvs.t
@@ -278,6 +278,56 @@ EOF
 	test_cmp expected output
 '
 
+#
+# ls tests
+#
+test_expect_success 'kvs: ls -1F DIR works' '
+	flux kvs unlink -Rf $DIR &&
+	flux kvs put $DIR.a=69 &&
+	flux kvs mkdir $DIR.b &&
+	flux kvs link b $DIR.c &&
+	flux kvs ls -1F $DIR | sort >output &&
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	a
+	b.
+	c@
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expected output
+'
+test_expect_success 'kvs: ls -1Fd DIR.a DIR.b DIR.c works' '
+	flux kvs unlink -Rf $DIR &&
+	flux kvs put $DIR.a=69 &&
+	flux kvs mkdir $DIR.b &&
+	flux kvs link b $DIR.c &&
+	flux kvs ls -1Fd $DIR.a $DIR.b $DIR.c | sort >output &&
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	$DIR.a
+	$DIR.b.
+	$DIR.c@
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expected output
+'
+test_expect_success 'kvs: ls -1RCF shows directory titles' '
+	flux kvs unlink -Rf $DIR &&
+	flux kvs put $DIR.a=69 &&
+	flux kvs put $DIR.b.d=42 &&
+	flux kvs link b $DIR.c &&
+	flux kvs ls -1RCF $DIR | grep : | wc -l >output &&
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	2
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expected output
+'
+test_expect_success 'kvs: ls -C works' '
+	flux kvs unlink -Rf $DIR &&
+	${FLUX_BUILD_DIR}/t/kvs/dtree -p$DIR -h2 -w50 &&
+	flux kvs ls -C -w80 $DIR | wc -wl >output &&
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	      5      50
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expected output
+'
+
 #
 # get corner case tests
 #