diff --git a/gio/tests/application-command-line.c b/gio/tests/application-command-line.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..185d49f58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gio/tests/application-command-line.c
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2022 Endless OS Foundation, LLC
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General
+ * Public License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Author: Philip Withnall <pwithnall@endlessos.org>
+ */
+
+#include <gio/gio.h>
+#include <locale.h>
+
+
+static void
+test_basic_properties (void)
+{
+  GApplicationCommandLine *cl = NULL;
+  const gchar * const arguments[] = { "arg1", "arg2", "arg3", NULL };
+  GVariantBuilder options_builder = G_VARIANT_BUILDER_INIT (G_VARIANT_TYPE_VARDICT);
+  GVariantBuilder platform_data_builder = G_VARIANT_BUILDER_INIT (G_VARIANT_TYPE_VARDICT);
+  gchar **argv = NULL;
+  int argc = 0;
+  GVariantDict *options_dict;
+  GVariant *platform_data;
+  GVariantDict *platform_data_dict = NULL;
+  gboolean is_remote;
+
+  /* Basic construction. */
+  g_variant_builder_add (&options_builder, "{sv}", "option1", g_variant_new_string ("value1"));
+  g_variant_builder_add (&options_builder, "{sv}", "option2", g_variant_new_string ("value2"));
+
+  g_variant_builder_add (&platform_data_builder, "{sv}", "data1", g_variant_new_string ("data-value1"));
+  g_variant_builder_add (&platform_data_builder, "{sv}", "data2", g_variant_new_string ("data-value2"));
+
+  cl = g_object_new (G_TYPE_APPLICATION_COMMAND_LINE,
+                     "arguments", g_variant_new_bytestring_array (arguments, -1),
+                     "options", g_variant_builder_end (&options_builder),
+                     "platform-data", g_variant_builder_end (&platform_data_builder),
+                     NULL);
+  g_assert_nonnull (cl);
+
+  /* Check the getters. */
+  argv = g_application_command_line_get_arguments (cl, &argc);
+  g_assert_cmpint (argc, ==, 3);
+  g_assert_cmpstrv (argv, arguments);
+  g_clear_pointer (&argv, g_strfreev);
+
+  options_dict = g_application_command_line_get_options_dict (cl);
+  g_assert_nonnull (options_dict);
+  g_assert_true (g_variant_dict_contains (options_dict, "option1"));
+  g_assert_true (g_variant_dict_contains (options_dict, "option2"));
+
+  g_assert_false (g_application_command_line_get_is_remote (cl));
+
+  platform_data = g_application_command_line_get_platform_data (cl);
+  g_assert_nonnull (platform_data);
+  platform_data_dict = g_variant_dict_new (platform_data);
+  g_assert_true (g_variant_dict_contains (platform_data_dict, "data1"));
+  g_assert_true (g_variant_dict_contains (platform_data_dict, "data2"));
+  g_variant_dict_unref (platform_data_dict);
+  g_variant_unref (platform_data);
+
+  /* And g_object_get(). */
+  g_object_get (cl, "is-remote", &is_remote, NULL);
+  g_assert_false (is_remote);
+
+  g_clear_object (&cl);
+}
+
+int
+main (int   argc,
+      char *argv[])
+{
+  setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
+  g_test_init (&argc, &argv, NULL);
+
+  g_test_add_func ("/application-command-line/basic-properties", test_basic_properties);
+
+  return g_test_run ();
+}
diff --git a/gio/tests/meson.build b/gio/tests/meson.build
index c7fd4ed8e..fc249f14b 100644
--- a/gio/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/meson.build
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ endif
 
 #  Test programs buildable on all platforms
 gio_tests = {
+  'application-command-line': {},
   'appmonitor' : {
     # FIXME: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/1392
     'can_fail' : host_system == 'darwin',