diff --git a/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index ed7e56e94..8523a1845 100644
--- a/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ find_package(soca REQUIRED)
 
 add_subdirectory(soca)
 add_subdirectory(ioda_example)
+add_subdirectory(test)
diff --git a/utils/ioda_example/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/ioda_example/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e957569f..4ae18115f 100644
--- a/utils/ioda_example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/ioda_example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-ecbuild_add_executable( TARGET gdas_dumpioda.x
-                        SOURCES gdas_dumpioda.cc )
+ecbuild_add_executable( TARGET gdas_meanioda.x
+                        SOURCES gdas_meanioda.cc )
 
-target_compile_features( gdas_dumpioda.x PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
-target_link_libraries( gdas_dumpioda.x PUBLIC oops ioda)
+target_compile_features( gdas_meanioda.x PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+target_link_libraries( gdas_meanioda.x PUBLIC oops ioda)
 
diff --git a/utils/ioda_example/gdas_dumpioda.cc b/utils/ioda_example/gdas_meanioda.cc
similarity index 91%
rename from utils/ioda_example/gdas_dumpioda.cc
rename to utils/ioda_example/gdas_meanioda.cc
index a505eeee9..6fac6d2fb 100644
--- a/utils/ioda_example/gdas_dumpioda.cc
+++ b/utils/ioda_example/gdas_meanioda.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "gdas_dumpioda.h"
+#include "gdas_meanioda.h"
 #include "oops/runs/Run.h"
 
 // this is an example application that
diff --git a/utils/ioda_example/gdas_dumpioda.h b/utils/ioda_example/gdas_meanioda.h
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/ioda_example/gdas_dumpioda.h
rename to utils/ioda_example/gdas_meanioda.h
diff --git a/utils/test/CMakeLists.txt b/utils/test/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6808b86fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Test example IODA utility that computes the mean of a variable
+ecbuild_add_test( TARGET  test_gdasapp_util_ioda_example
+                  COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/gdas_meanioda.x
+                  ARGS    "testinput/gdas_meanioda.yaml"
+                  LIBS    gdas-utils)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/test/testinput/gdas_meanioda.yaml b/utils/test/testinput/gdas_meanioda.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7ece91bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/test/testinput/gdas_meanioda.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+window begin: 2020-11-01T09:00:00Z
+window end: 2020-11-01T15:00:00Z
+obs space:
+  name: amsua_n19
+  obsdatain:
+    engine:
+      type: H5File
+      obsfile: Data/ufo/testinput_tier_1/instruments/radiance/amsua_n19_obs_2020110112_m.nc4
+  simulated variables: [brightnessTemperature]
+  observed variables: [brightnessTemperature]
+  channel: 6