diff --git a/tests/test_cmdLineFwk.py b/tests/test_cmdLineFwk.py
index 3c3f0e05..a7c6ebe5 100644
--- a/tests/test_cmdLineFwk.py
+++ b/tests/test_cmdLineFwk.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     Registry,
 )
 from lsst.daf.butler.core.datasets.type import DatasetType
-from lsst.daf.butler.registry import RegistryConfig
+from lsst.daf.butler.registry import ConflictingDefinitionError, RegistryConfig
 from lsst.pipe.base import (
     Instrument,
     Pipeline,
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     TaskDef,
 )
 from lsst.pipe.base.graphBuilder import DatasetQueryConstraintVariant as DQCVariant
+from lsst.pipe.base.script import transfer_from_graph
 from lsst.pipe.base.tests.simpleQGraph import (
     AddTask,
     AddTaskFactoryMock,
@@ -532,6 +533,73 @@ def testSimpleQGraph(self):
         # test that we've disabled implicit threading
         self.assertEqual(os.environ["OMP_NUM_THREADS"], "1")
 
+    def test_simple_qgraph_qbb(self):
+        """Test successful execution of trivial quantum graph in QBB mode."""
+        args = _makeArgs(
+            butler_config=self.root, input="test", output="output", qgraph_datastore_records=True
+        )
+        butler = makeSimpleButler(self.root, run=args.input, inMemory=False)
+        populateButler(self.pipeline, butler)
+
+        fwk = CmdLineFwk()
+        taskFactory = AddTaskFactoryMock()
+
+        qgraph = fwk.makeGraph(self.pipeline, args)
+        self.assertEqual(len(qgraph.taskGraph), self.nQuanta)
+        self.assertEqual(len(qgraph), self.nQuanta)
+
+        # Ensure that the output run used in the graph is also used in
+        # the pipeline execution. It is possible for makeGraph and runPipeline
+        # to calculate time-stamped runs across a second boundary.
+        output_run = qgraph.metadata["output_run"]
+        args.output_run = output_run
+
+        # QBB must run from serialized graph.
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".qgraph") as temp_graph:
+            qgraph.saveUri(temp_graph.name)
+
+            args = _makeArgs(butler_config=self.root, qgraph=temp_graph.name, config_search_path=[])
+
+            # Check that pre-exec-init can run.
+            fwk.preExecInitQBB(taskFactory, args)
+
+            # Run whole thing.
+            fwk.runGraphQBB(taskFactory, args)
+
+            # Transfer the datasets to the butler.
+            n1 = transfer_from_graph(temp_graph.name, self.root, True, False, False)
+            self.assertEqual(n1, 31)
+
+        self.assertEqual(taskFactory.countExec, self.nQuanta)
+
+        # Update the output run and try again.
+        new_output_run = output_run + "_new"
+        qgraph.updateRun(new_output_run, metadata_key="output_run", update_graph_id=True)
+        self.assertEqual(qgraph.metadata["output_run"], new_output_run)
+
+        taskFactory = AddTaskFactoryMock()
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".qgraph") as temp_graph:
+            qgraph.saveUri(temp_graph.name)
+
+            args = _makeArgs(butler_config=self.root, qgraph=temp_graph.name, config_search_path=[])
+
+            # Check that pre-exec-init can run.
+            fwk.preExecInitQBB(taskFactory, args)
+
+            # Run whole thing.
+            fwk.runGraphQBB(taskFactory, args)
+
+            # Transfer the datasets to the butler.
+            # TODO: DM-40392
+            # This will fail because the UUIDs are not updated by updateRun
+            with self.assertRaises(ConflictingDefinitionError):
+                n2 = transfer_from_graph(temp_graph.name, self.root, True, False, False)
+
+                # For reasons that have to be investigated the number of
+                # outputs the second time around is only 21.
+                self.assertEqual(n2, 31)
+                self.assertEqual(n1, n2)
+
     def testEmptyQGraph(self):
         """Test that making an empty QG produces the right error messages."""
         # We make QG generation fail by populating one input collection in the