diff --git a/test/testfilesystem.c b/test/testfilesystem.c
index 993f608293..848d6bbe1c 100644
--- a/test/testfilesystem.c
+++ b/test/testfilesystem.c
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "SDL_CreateDirectory('testfilesystem-test/1') failed: %s", SDL_GetError());
         } else if (!SDL_CreateDirectory("testfilesystem-test/1")) {  /* THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL! Making a directory that already exists should succeed here. */
             SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "SDL_CreateDirectory('testfilesystem-test/1') failed: %s", SDL_GetError());
+        } else if (!SDL_CreateDirectory("testfilesystem-test/3/4/5/6")) {  /* THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL! Making a directory with missing parents succeed here. */
+            SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "SDL_CreateDirectory('testfilesystem-test/3/4/5/6') failed: %s", SDL_GetError());
+        } else if (!SDL_RemovePath("testfilesystem-test/3/4/5/6")) {  /* THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL! Making a directory with missing parents succeed here. */
+            SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "SDL_RemovePath('testfilesystem-test/3/4/5/6') failed: %s", SDL_GetError());
+        } else if (!SDL_RemovePath("testfilesystem-test/3/4/5")) {  /* THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL! Making a directory with missing parents succeed here. */
+            SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "SDL_RemovePath('testfilesystem-test/3/4/5') failed: %s", SDL_GetError());
+        } else if (!SDL_RemovePath("testfilesystem-test/3/4")) {  /* THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL! Making a directory with missing parents succeed here. */
+            SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "SDL_RemovePath('testfilesystem-test/3/4') failed: %s", SDL_GetError());
+        } else if (!SDL_RemovePath("testfilesystem-test/3")) {  /* THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL! Making a directory with missing parents succeed here. */
+            SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "SDL_RemovePath('testfilesystem-test/3') failed: %s", SDL_GetError());
         } else if (!SDL_RenamePath("testfilesystem-test/1", "testfilesystem-test/2")) {
             SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION, "SDL_RenamePath('testfilesystem-test/1', 'testfilesystem-test/2') failed: %s", SDL_GetError());
         } else if (!SDL_RemovePath("testfilesystem-test/2")) {