diff --git a/tests/data/db_structure.xml b/tests/data/db_structure.xml
index 8f6dc5e2ec..2e83bbb78c 100644
--- a/tests/data/db_structure.xml
+++ b/tests/data/db_structure.xml
@@ -178,4 +178,25 @@
   </declaration>
  </table>
 
+ <table>
+  <name>*dbprefix*timestamp</name>
+  <declaration>
+   <field>
+    <name>id</name>
+    <autoincrement>1</autoincrement>
+    <type>integer</type>
+    <default>0</default>
+    <notnull>true</notnull>
+    <length>4</length>
+   </field>
+
+   <field>
+    <name>timestamptest</name>
+    <type>timestamp</type>
+    <default></default>
+    <notnull>false</notnull>
+   </field>
+  </declaration>
+ </table>
+
 </database>
diff --git a/tests/data/db_structure2.xml b/tests/data/db_structure2.xml
index 6f12f81f47..bbfb24985c 100644
--- a/tests/data/db_structure2.xml
+++ b/tests/data/db_structure2.xml
@@ -75,4 +75,25 @@
 
  </table>
 
+ <table>
+  <name>*dbprefix*timestamp</name>
+  <declaration>
+   <field>
+    <name>id</name>
+    <autoincrement>1</autoincrement>
+    <type>integer</type>
+    <default>0</default>
+    <notnull>true</notnull>
+    <length>4</length>
+   </field>
+
+   <field>
+    <name>timestamptest</name>
+    <type>timestamp</type>
+    <default></default>
+    <notnull>false</notnull>
+   </field>
+  </declaration>
+ </table>
+
 </database>
diff --git a/tests/lib/db.php b/tests/lib/db.php
index 1977025cf1..befb52ee19 100644
--- a/tests/lib/db.php
+++ b/tests/lib/db.php
@@ -145,4 +145,42 @@ class Test_DB extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals(1, $result->numRows());
 
 	}
+
+	/**
+	* Tests whether the database is configured so it accepts and returns dates
+	* in the expected format.
+	*/
+	public function testTimestampDateFormat() {
+		$table = '*PREFIX*'.$this->test_prefix.'timestamp';
+		$column = 'timestamptest';
+
+		$expectedFormat = 'Y-m-d H:i:s';
+		$now = new \DateTime;
+
+		$query = OC_DB::prepare("INSERT INTO `$table` (`$column`) VALUES (?)");
+		$result = $query->execute(array($now->format($expectedFormat)));
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			1,
+			$result,
+			"Database failed to accept dates in the format '$expectedFormat'."
+		);
+
+		$id = OC_DB::insertid($table);
+		$query = OC_DB::prepare("SELECT * FROM `$table` WHERE `id` = ?");
+		$result = $query->execute(array($id));
+		$row = $result->fetchRow();
+
+		$dateFromDb = \DateTime::createFromFormat($expectedFormat, $row[$column]);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf(
+			'\DateTime',
+			$dateFromDb,
+			"Database failed to return dates in the format '$expectedFormat'."
+		);
+
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			$now->format('c u'),
+			$dateFromDb->format('c u'),
+			'Failed asserting that the returned date is the same as the inserted.'
+		);
+	}
 }