diff --git a/checks/Makefile.am b/checks/Makefile.am
index 4ddb5e310..08456c655 100644
--- a/checks/Makefile.am
+++ b/checks/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ TESTS = version.test mds.test \
 	signencrypt.test signencrypt-dsa.test \
 	armsignencrypt.test armdetach.test \
 	armdetachm.test detachm.test genkey1024.test \
-	conventional.test conventional-mdc.test
+	conventional.test conventional-mdc.test \
+	multisig.test
 
 
 TEST_FILES = pubring.asc secring.asc plain-1o.asc plain-2o.asc plain-3o.asc \
diff --git a/checks/multisig.test b/checks/multisig.test
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..09a7601f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/multisig.test
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Check that gpg verifies only signatures where there is no ambiguity
+# in the order of packets.  Needs the Demo Keys Lima and Mike.
+
+. $srcdir/defs.inc || exit 3
+
+# (variable intialization was created using:
+#   for i in files; do echo "`echo $i | sed 's,[.-],_,g'`='"; \
+#   gpg --no-version --enarmor <$i | grep -v ^Comment:; echo "'" ; done 
+# )
+
+sig_1ls1ls_valid='
+-----BEGIN PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+
+kA0DAAIRN8q1H7eRA/gBrCdiBXRleHQxOogq9EkgYW0gc29ycnksIEkgY2FuJ3Qg
+ZG8gdGhhdAqIPwMFADqIKvQ3yrUft5ED+BEC2joAoJaSaXOZEtSZqQ780HIXG77e
+8PB7AJ4wCprmaFTO0fBaTcXDuEOBdAWnOZANAwACETfKtR+3kQP4AawnYgV0ZXh0
+MTqIKvRJIGFtIHNvcnJ5LCBJIGNhbid0IGRvIHRoYXQKiD8DBQA6iCr0N8q1H7eR
+A/gRAto6AKCWkmlzmRLUmakO/NByFxu+3vDwewCeMAqa5mhUztHwWk3Fw7hDgXQF
+pzk=
+=8jSC
+-----END PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+'
+sig_ls_valid='
+-----BEGIN PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+
+rCdiBXRleHQxOogrS0kgYW0gc29ycnksIEkgY2FuJ3QgZG8gdGhhdAqIPwMFADqI
+K0s3yrUft5ED+BECLQMAn2jZUNOpB4OuurSQkc2TRfg6ek02AJ9+oJS0frQ+yUsT
+QDUFTH2PvZRxjw==
+=J+lb
+-----END PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+'
+sig_sl_valid='
+-----BEGIN PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+
+iD8DBQA6iCtLN8q1H7eRA/gRAi0DAJ9o2VDTqQeDrrq0kJHNk0X4OnpNNgCffqCU
+tH60PslLE0A1BUx9j72UcY+sJ2IFdGV4dDE6iCtLSSBhbSBzb3JyeSwgSSBjYW4n
+dCBkbyB0aGF0Cg==
+=N9MP
+-----END PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+'
+sig_11lss_valid_but_is_not='
+-----BEGIN PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+
+kA0DAAIRN8q1H7eRA/gAkA0DAAIRN8q1H7eRA/gBrCdiBXRleHQxOogyXUkgYW0g
+c29ycnksIEkgY2FuJ3QgZG8gdGhhdAqIPwMFADqIMl03yrUft5ED+BECwQAAnRXT
+mXjVd385oD38W80XuheWKTGcAJ9pZ6/flaKDfw+SLido7xaUHuhp5Yg/AwUAOogy
+XTfKtR+3kQP4EQLBAACgnN0IP+NztE0aAc/DZ17yHWR9diwAniN0P01WmbgZJoZB
+Q341WRXKS/at
+=Ekrs
+-----END PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+'
+sig_11lss11lss_valid_but_is_not='
+-----BEGIN PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+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+=P1Mu
+-----END PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+'
+sig_ssl_valid_but_is_not='
+-----BEGIN PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+
+iD8DBQA6iCtLN8q1H7eRA/gRAi0DAJ9o2VDTqQeDrrq0kJHNk0X4OnpNNgCffqCU
+tH60PslLE0A1BUx9j72UcY+IPwMFADqIK0s3yrUft5ED+BECLQMAn2jZUNOpB4Ou
+urSQkc2TRfg6ek02AJ9+oJS0frQ+yUsTQDUFTH2PvZRxj6wnYgV0ZXh0MTqIK0tJ
+IGFtIHNvcnJ5LCBJIGNhbid0IGRvIHRoYXQK
+=Zven
+-----END PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+'
+sig_1lsls_invalid='
+-----BEGIN PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+
+kA0DAAIRN8q1H7eRA/gBrCdiBXRleHQxOogq9EkgYW0gc29ycnksIEkgY2FuJ3Qg
+ZG8gdGhhdAqIPwMFADqIKvQ3yrUft5ED+BEC2joAoJaSaXOZEtSZqQ780HIXG77e
+8PB7AJ4wCprmaFTO0fBaTcXDuEOBdAWnOawnYgV0ZXh0MTqIK0tJIGFtIHNvcnJ5
+LCBJIGNhbid0IGRvIHRoYXQKiD8DBQA6iCtLN8q1H7eRA/gRAi0DAJ9o2VDTqQeD
+rrq0kJHNk0X4OnpNNgCffqCUtH60PslLE0A1BUx9j72UcY8=
+=nkeu
+-----END PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+'
+sig_lsls_invalid='
+-----BEGIN PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+
+rCdiBXRleHQxOogrS0kgYW0gc29ycnksIEkgY2FuJ3QgZG8gdGhhdAqIPwMFADqI
+K0s3yrUft5ED+BECLQMAn2jZUNOpB4OuurSQkc2TRfg6ek02AJ9+oJS0frQ+yUsT
+QDUFTH2PvZRxj6wnYgV0ZXh0MTqIK0tJIGFtIHNvcnJ5LCBJIGNhbid0IGRvIHRo
+YXQKiD8DBQA6iCtLN8q1H7eRA/gRAi0DAJ9o2VDTqQeDrrq0kJHNk0X4OnpNNgCf
+fqCUtH60PslLE0A1BUx9j72UcY8=
+=BlZH
+-----END PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+'
+sig_lss_invalid='
+-----BEGIN PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+
+rCdiBXRleHQxOogrS0kgYW0gc29ycnksIEkgY2FuJ3QgZG8gdGhhdAqIPwMFADqI
+K0s3yrUft5ED+BECLQMAn2jZUNOpB4OuurSQkc2TRfg6ek02AJ9+oJS0frQ+yUsT
+QDUFTH2PvZRxj4g/AwUAOogrSzfKtR+3kQP4EQItAwCfaNlQ06kHg666tJCRzZNF
++Dp6TTYAn36glLR+tD7JSxNANQVMfY+9lHGP
+=jmt6
+-----END PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+'
+sig_slsl_invalid='
+-----BEGIN PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+
+iD8DBQA6iCtLN8q1H7eRA/gRAi0DAJ9o2VDTqQeDrrq0kJHNk0X4OnpNNgCffqCU
+tH60PslLE0A1BUx9j72UcY+sJ2IFdGV4dDE6iCtLSSBhbSBzb3JyeSwgSSBjYW4n
+dCBkbyB0aGF0Cog/AwUAOogrSzfKtR+3kQP4EQItAwCfaNlQ06kHg666tJCRzZNF
++Dp6TTYAn36glLR+tD7JSxNANQVMfY+9lHGPrCdiBXRleHQxOogrS0kgYW0gc29y
+cnksIEkgY2FuJ3QgZG8gdGhhdAo=
+=phBF
+-----END PGP ARMORED FILE-----
+'
+
+save_IFS="${IFS}"
+IFS=""
+for i in "$sig_1ls1ls_valid" "$sig_ls_valid" "$sig_sl_valid"; do
+    echo "$i" | $srcdir/run-gpg --dearmor >x
+    ../g10/gpg --homedir . --verify x 2>/dev/null || error "valid is invalid"
+done
+#for i in "$sig_11lss_valid_but_is_not" "$sig_11lss11lss_valid_but_is_not" \
+#         "$sig_ssl_valid_but_is_not"; do
+#    echo "$i" | $srcdir/run-gpg --dearmor >x
+#    ../g10/gpg --homedir . --verify <x 2>/dev/null || error "valid is invalid"
+#done
+for i in "$sig_1lsls_invalid" "$sig_lsls_invalid" \
+         "$sig_lss_invalid" "$sig_slsl_invalid" ; do
+    echo "$i" | $srcdir/run-gpg --dearmor >x
+    ../g10/gpg --homedir . --verify <x 2>/dev/null && error "invalid is valid"
+done
+IFS="${save_IFS}"
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+