diff --git a/tests/regressions/Makefile.am b/tests/regressions/Makefile.am
index ac7da56c5..a5e7cfc30 100644
--- a/tests/regressions/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/regressions/Makefile.am
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	rhbz1044014.in \
 	rhbz1044014.xml \
 	rhbz1054761.sh \
+	rhbz1091803.sh \
 	test-noexec-stack.pl
 
 TESTS = \
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ TESTS = \
 	rhbz1001875.sh \
 	rhbz1054761.sh \
 	rhbz1055452 \
+	rhbz1091803.sh \
 	test-noexec-stack.pl
 
 if HAVE_LIBVIRT
diff --git a/tests/regressions/rhbz1091803.sh b/tests/regressions/rhbz1091803.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e9be95dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regressions/rhbz1091803.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash -
+# libguestfs
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Red Hat Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+# Regression test for:
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091803
+# tar-in API didn't cancel the receive correctly along all error paths.
+
+set -e
+export LANG=C
+
+if [ -n "$SKIP_TEST_RHBZ1091803_SH" ]; then
+    echo "$0: test skipped because environment variable is set."
+    exit 77
+fi
+
+../../fish/guestfish <<EOF
+scratch 100M
+run
+mkfs ext2 /dev/sda
+mount /dev/sda /
+-tar-in nosuchtarfile.tar /nosuchdirectory
+# Appliance has now crashed, so any subsequent command fails:
+ping-daemon
+EOF