diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp
index 828208361..9d84e5ab7 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp
@@ -459,6 +459,22 @@ TEST( matrix, scale_rows_mask )
   EXPECT(assert_equal(actual, expected));
 }
 
+/* ************************************************************************* */
+TEST( matrix, skewSymmetric )
+{
+  double wx = 1, wy = 2, wz = 3;
+  Matrix3 actual = skewSymmetric(wx,wy,wz);
+
+  Matrix expected(3,3);
+  expected << 0, -3, 2,
+      3, 0, -1,
+      -2, 1, 0;
+
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(actual, expected));
+
+}
+
+
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, equal )
 {