--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/3964
+
+set -ex
+
+rbd create image -s 100
+DEV=$(sudo rbd map image)
+dd if=/dev/zero of=$DEV oflag=direct count=10
+rbd snap create image@s1
+dd if=/dev/zero of=$DEV oflag=direct count=10 # used to fail
+rbd snap rm image@s1
+dd if=/dev/zero of=$DEV oflag=direct count=10
+sudo rbd unmap $DEV
+rbd rm image
+
+echo OK