diff --git a/tests/basic.py b/tests/basic.py
index 456934a1..e53a0b55 100644
--- a/tests/basic.py
+++ b/tests/basic.py
@@ -630,5 +630,65 @@ class TC_03_QvmRevertTemplateChanges(qubes.tests.SystemTestsMixin,
         self.setup_hvm_template()
         self._do_test()
 
+class TC_04_DispVM(qubes.tests.SystemTestsMixin,
+                   qubes.tests.QubesTestCase):
+
+    def test_000_firewall_propagation(self):
+        testvm1 = self.qc.add_new_vm("QubesAppVm",
+                                     name=self.make_vm_name('vm1'),
+                                     template=self.qc.get_default_template())
+        testvm1.create_on_disk(verbose=False)
+        firewall = testvm1.get_firewall_conf()
+        firewall['allowDns'] = False
+        firewall['allowYumProxy'] = False
+        firewall['rules'] = [{'address': '1.2.3.4',
+                              'netmask': 24,
+                              'proto': 'tcp',
+                              'portBegin': 22,
+                              'portEnd': 22,
+                              }]
+        testvm1.write_firewall_conf(firewall)
+        self.qc.save()
+        self.qc.unlock_db()
+
+        testvm1.start()
+
+        p = testvm1.run("qvm-run --dispvm 'qubesdb-read /name; echo ERROR;"
+                        " read x'",
+                        passio_popen=True)
+
+        dispvm_name = p.stdout.readline().strip()
+        self.qc.lock_db_for_reading()
+        self.qc.load()
+        self.qc.unlock_db()
+        dispvm = self.qc.get_vm_by_name(dispvm_name)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(dispvm, "DispVM {} not found in qubes.xml".format(
+            dispvm_name))
+        # FIXME: currently qubes.xml doesn't contain this information...
+        dispvm_template_name = os.path.basename(dispvm.dir_path)
+        dispvm_template = self.qc.get_vm_by_name(dispvm_template_name)
+        # check if firewall was propagated to the DispVM
+        self.assertEquals(testvm1.get_firewall_conf(),
+                          dispvm.get_firewall_conf())
+        # and only there (#1608)
+        self.assertNotEquals(dispvm_template.get_firewall_conf(),
+                             dispvm.get_firewall_conf())
+        # then modify some rule
+        firewall = dispvm.get_firewall_conf()
+        firewall['rules'] = [{'address': '4.3.2.1',
+                              'netmask': 24,
+                              'proto': 'tcp',
+                              'portBegin': 22,
+                              'portEnd': 22,
+                              }]
+        dispvm.write_firewall_conf(firewall)
+        # and check again if wasn't saved anywhere else (#1608)
+        self.assertNotEquals(dispvm_template.get_firewall_conf(),
+                             dispvm.get_firewall_conf())
+        self.assertNotEquals(testvm1.get_firewall_conf(),
+                             dispvm.get_firewall_conf())
+        p.stdin.write('\n')
+        p.wait()
+
 
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