diff --git a/tests/orog/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/orog/CMakeLists.txt
index 863a4d47d..97dbd4ec2 100644
--- a/tests/orog/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/orog/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ target_link_libraries(ftst_minmax orog_lib)
 add_executable(ftst_get_ll_angle ftst_get_ll_angle.F90)
 add_test(NAME orog-ftst_get_ll_angle COMMAND ftst_get_ll_angle)
 target_link_libraries(ftst_get_ll_angle orog_lib)
+
+add_executable(ftst_get_index ftst_get_index.F90)
+add_test(NAME orog-ftst_get_index COMMAND ftst_get_index)
+target_link_libraries(ftst_get_index orog_lib)
diff --git a/tests/orog/ftst_get_index.F90 b/tests/orog/ftst_get_index.F90
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d321192ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/orog/ftst_get_index.F90
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+ program test_get_index
+
+ use orog_utils, only : get_index
+
+ implicit none
+
+ integer, parameter  :: imn=360*120
+ integer, parameter  :: jmn=180*120
+ integer, parameter  :: npts=4
+
+ integer             :: jst, jen, ilist(imn), numx
+
+ real                :: lono(npts), lato(npts)
+ real, parameter     :: delxn=360.0/imn
+
+ print*,'hello world'
+
+ lato(1) = 0.0; lono(1) = 0.0
+ lato(2) = 1.0; lono(2) = 0.5
+ lato(3) = 0.0; lono(3) = 1.0
+ lato(4) = -1.0; lono(4) = 0.5
+
+ ilist = -999
+
+ call get_index(imn,jmn,npts,lonO,latO,delxn,jst,jen,ilist,numx)
+
+ print*,jst,jen,numx
+
+ print*,ilist(1:numx)
+
+
+ end program test_get_index