diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index abceee2..a3ab96c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ tests/test_sasl
 tests/test_scram
 tests/test_sha1
 tests/test_snprintf
-tests/test_string
 tests/test_sock
+tests/test_stanza
+tests/test_string
 m4/
 libstrophe.project
 libs/
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 54b7f6d..a435f55 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ TESTS = \
 	tests/test_jid \
 	tests/test_snprintf \
 	tests/test_string \
+	tests/test_stanza \
 	tests/test_resolver
 
 check_PROGRAMS = $(TESTS)
@@ -193,3 +194,8 @@ tests_test_string_SOURCES = tests/test_string.c tests/test.h
 tests_test_string_CFLAGS = $(STROPHE_FLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/src
 tests_test_string_LDADD = $(STROPHE_LIBS)
 tests_test_string_LDFLAGS = -static
+
+tests_test_stanza_SOURCES = tests/test_stanza.c
+tests_test_stanza_CFLAGS = $(STROPHE_FLAGS)
+tests_test_stanza_LDADD = $(STROPHE_LIBS)
+tests_test_stanza_LDFLAGS = -static
diff --git a/tests/test_stanza.c b/tests/test_stanza.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b522de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_stanza.c
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/* test_stanza.c
+ * libstrophe XMPP client library -- test routines for stanza functions
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Dmitry Podgorny <pasis.ua@gmail.com>
+ *
+ *  This software is provided AS-IS with no warranty, either express
+ *  or implied.
+ *
+ *  This program is dual licensed under the MIT and GPLv3 licenses.
+ */
+
+/* gcc -o test_stanza -I./src tests/test_stanza.c -lstrophe */
+
+#include <strophe.h>
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#define MAGICPTR ((void *)0xfeedbeef)
+static unsigned long used_blocks = 0;
+
+static void *stanza_alloc(size_t size, void *userdata)
+{
+    assert(userdata == MAGICPTR);
+
+    ++used_blocks;
+    return malloc(size);
+}
+
+static void stanza_free(void *ptr, void *userdata)
+{
+    assert(userdata == MAGICPTR);
+
+    --used_blocks;
+    free(ptr);
+}
+
+static void *stanza_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size, void *userdata)
+{
+    assert(userdata == MAGICPTR);
+
+    return realloc(ptr, size);
+}
+
+static const xmpp_mem_t stanza_mem = {
+    .alloc = &stanza_alloc,
+    .free = &stanza_free,
+    .realloc = &stanza_realloc,
+    .userdata = MAGICPTR,
+};
+
+static void test_stanza_add_child(xmpp_ctx_t *ctx)
+{
+    xmpp_stanza_t *stanza;
+    xmpp_stanza_t *child;
+    unsigned long baseline = used_blocks;
+
+    /* xmpp_stanza_add_child */
+
+    stanza = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
+    child = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
+    assert(stanza != NULL);
+    assert(child != NULL);
+    xmpp_stanza_add_child(stanza, child);
+    xmpp_stanza_release(stanza);
+    assert(used_blocks > baseline);
+    xmpp_stanza_release(child);
+    assert(used_blocks == baseline);
+
+    /* xmpp_stanza_add_child_ex */
+
+    stanza = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
+    child = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
+    assert(stanza != NULL);
+    assert(child != NULL);
+    xmpp_stanza_add_child_ex(stanza, child, 0);
+    xmpp_stanza_release(stanza);
+    assert(used_blocks == baseline);
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    xmpp_ctx_t *ctx;
+
+    xmpp_initialize();
+    ctx = xmpp_ctx_new(&stanza_mem, NULL);
+    assert(ctx != NULL);
+
+    test_stanza_add_child(ctx);
+
+    xmpp_ctx_free(ctx);
+    xmpp_shutdown();
+
+    /* All allocated blocks must be freed. */
+    assert(used_blocks == 0);
+}