diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index aecb5db..b5e6b79 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ basic_tests = ['ManualResetInitialState',
 		'AutoResetInitialState',
 		'ManualResetBasicTests',
 		'AutoResetBasicTests',
+		'EventContention',
 	]
 # Tests that required wfmo
 wfmo_tests = [
diff --git a/tests/EventContention.cpp b/tests/EventContention.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..828c226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/EventContention.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// This tests contention on an auto-reset event that is always available at a high level, to verify
+// that other threads acquiring the protective pthread mutex don't result in a spurious WAIT_TIMEOUT
+// error for any `WaitForEvent()` callers.
+//
+// See https://github.com/neosmart/pevents/issues/18
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <Windows.h>
+#endif
+#include <cassert>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <pevents.h>
+#include <thread>
+
+using namespace neosmart;
+
+int main() {
+    // Create an auto-reset event that is initially signalled
+    neosmart_event_t event = CreateEvent(false, true);
+
+
+    // Create n threads to constantly call SetEvent() in a tight loop
+    for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
+        std::thread t1([&] {
+            SetEvent(event);
+        });
+        t1.detach();
+    }
+
+    // Call WaitForEvent() in a tight loop; we can expect it to always be available.
+    for (int i = 0; i < 200000; ++i) {
+        int result = WaitForEvent(event, 0);
+        assert(result == 0);
+        // Guarantee this thread always calls `WaitForEvent()` on a signalled event
+        SetEvent(event);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}