diff --git a/modules/highgui/test/test_grfmt.cpp b/modules/highgui/test/test_grfmt.cpp
index 8366fcdffc..d431d964dd 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/test/test_grfmt.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/test/test_grfmt.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,36 @@ public:
                             ts->set_failed_test_info(ts->FAIL_MISMATCH);
                         }
                     }
+		    if (ext == 3 /*TIFF*/)
+                    {
+                    /* 4 channels should stay 4 channels */
+                        int num_channels = 4; 
+                        ts->printf(ts->LOG, "image type depth:%d   channels:%d   ext: %s\n", CV_8U,num_channels, ext_from_int(ext).c_str());
+                        Mat img(img_r * k, img_c * k, CV_MAKETYPE(CV_8U, num_channels), Scalar::all(0));
+                        circle(img, Point2i((img_c * k) / 2, (img_r * k) / 2), cv::min((img_r * k), (img_c * k)) / 4 , Scalar::all(255));
+
+                        string img_path = cv::tempfile(ext_from_int(ext).c_str());
+                        ts->printf(ts->LOG, "writing      image : %s\n", img_path.c_str());
+                        imwrite(img_path, img);
+
+                        ts->printf(ts->LOG, "reading test image : %s\n", img_path.c_str());
+                        Mat img_test = imread(img_path, CV_LOAD_IMAGE_UNCHANGED);
+
+                        if (img_test.empty()) ts->set_failed_test_info(ts->FAIL_MISMATCH);
+
+                        CV_Assert(img.size() == img_test.size());
+                        CV_Assert(img.type() == img_test.type());
+                        CV_Assert(img.channels() == 4);
+
+                        double n = norm(img, img_test);
+                        if ( n > 1.0)
+                        {
+                            ts->printf(ts->LOG, "norm = %f \n", n);
+                            ts->set_failed_test_info(ts->FAIL_MISMATCH);
+                        }
+
+                    }
+		
                 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_JPEG