diff --git a/example-schema.yang b/example-schema.yang
index 172f78a..19ec5b8 100644
--- a/example-schema.yang
+++ b/example-schema.yang
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
         presence true;
     }
 
+    list person {
+        key 'name';
+        leaf name {
+            type string;
+        }
+    }
+
     grouping upAndDown {
         leaf up {
             type boolean;
diff --git a/tests/sysrepo.cpp b/tests/sysrepo.cpp
index 1803890..ea468aa 100644
--- a/tests/sysrepo.cpp
+++ b/tests/sysrepo.cpp
@@ -58,5 +58,13 @@
         datastore.commitChanges();
     }
 
+    SECTION("create a list instance")
+    {
+        REQUIRE_CALL(mock, write("/example-schema:person[name='Nguyen']", "", ""));
+        REQUIRE_CALL(mock, write("/example-schema:person[name='Nguyen']/name", "", "Nguyen"));
+        datastore.createListInstance("/example-schema:person[name='Nguyen']");
+        datastore.commitChanges();
+    }
+
     waitForCompletionAndBitMore(seq1);
 }