diff --git a/test/closest/a.bed b/test/closest/a.bed
index d6c80bc6d33f8a72df31745e36b65f8364603dbb..87e6f7cd44b740efb04e5ba9bc64d6d12f8e78bb 100644
--- a/test/closest/a.bed
+++ b/test/closest/a.bed
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+#Header for file a.bed
 chr1	10	20
diff --git a/test/closest/test-closest.sh b/test/closest/test-closest.sh
index 3697f2186f3ee61b9047ce421018e1366764a776..323688f8b0c7d6514b1034c662aef50d5913da59 100644
--- a/test/closest/test-closest.sh
+++ b/test/closest/test-closest.sh
@@ -663,6 +663,17 @@ $BT closest -a bug157_a.bed -b bug157_b.bed -D ref -id > obs
 check exp obs
 rm exp obs
 
+##########################################################
+# check -header
+###########################################################
+echo "    closest.t59...\c"
+echo \
+"#Header for file a.bed
+chr1	10	20	chr1	20	21" > exp
+$BT closest -a a.bed -b b.bed -header > obs
+check exp obs
+rm exp obs
+
 cd sortAndNaming
 bash test-sort-and-naming.sh
 cd ..