diff --git a/example-schema.yang b/example-schema.yang
index 2248c28..498446e 100644
--- a/example-schema.yang
+++ b/example-schema.yang
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
         }
     }
 
+    leaf bossPerson {
+        type leafref {
+            path '../aha:person/name';
+        }
+    }
+
     grouping upAndDown {
         leaf up {
             type boolean;
diff --git a/tests/sysrepo.cpp b/tests/sysrepo.cpp
index 8d57ff9..c544cf3 100644
--- a/tests/sysrepo.cpp
+++ b/tests/sysrepo.cpp
@@ -122,5 +122,45 @@
         datastore.commitChanges();
     }
 
+    SECTION("leafref pointing to a key of a list")
+    {
+        {
+            REQUIRE_CALL(mock, write("/example-schema:person[name='Dan']", "", ""));
+            REQUIRE_CALL(mock, write("/example-schema:person[name='Dan']/name", "", "Dan"));
+            REQUIRE_CALL(mock, write("/example-schema:person[name='Elfi']", "", ""));
+            REQUIRE_CALL(mock, write("/example-schema:person[name='Elfi']/name", "", "Elfi"));
+            REQUIRE_CALL(mock, write("/example-schema:person[name='Kolafa']", "", ""));
+            REQUIRE_CALL(mock, write("/example-schema:person[name='Kolafa']/name", "", "Kolafa"));
+            datastore.createListInstance("/example-schema:person[name='Dan']");
+            datastore.createListInstance("/example-schema:person[name='Elfi']");
+            datastore.createListInstance("/example-schema:person[name='Kolafa']");
+            datastore.commitChanges();
+        }
+
+        // The commitChanges method has to be called in each of the
+        // SECTIONs, because the REQUIRE_CALL only works inside the given
+        // SECTION.
+        SECTION("Dan")
+        {
+            REQUIRE_CALL(mock, write("/example-schema:bossPerson", "", "Dan"));
+            datastore.setLeaf("/example-schema:bossPerson", std::string{"Dan"});
+            datastore.commitChanges();
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Elfi")
+        {
+            REQUIRE_CALL(mock, write("/example-schema:bossPerson", "", "Elfi"));
+            datastore.setLeaf("/example-schema:bossPerson", std::string{"Elfi"});
+            datastore.commitChanges();
+        }
+
+        SECTION("Kolafa")
+        {
+            REQUIRE_CALL(mock, write("/example-schema:bossPerson", "", "Kolafa"));
+            datastore.setLeaf("/example-schema:bossPerson", std::string{"Kolafa"});
+            datastore.commitChanges();
+        }
+    }
+
     waitForCompletionAndBitMore(seq1);
 }