diff --git a/test/functional/abc-sync-chain.py b/test/functional/abc-sync-chain.py
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/abc-sync-chain.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright (c) 2018 The Bitcoin developers
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+"""
+Test that a node receiving many (potentially out of order) blocks exits
+initial block download (IBD; this occurs once it has passed minimumchainwork)
+and continues to sync without seizing.
+"""
+
+import random
+
+from test_framework.blocktools import create_block, create_coinbase
+from test_framework.mininode import (CBlockHeader,
+                                     NetworkThread,
+                                     NodeConn,
+                                     NodeConnCB,
+                                     msg_block,
+                                     msg_headers)
+from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
+from test_framework.util import assert_equal, wait_until, p2p_port
+
+
+NUM_IBD_BLOCKS = 50
+
+
+class BaseNode(NodeConnCB):
+    def send_header(self, block):
+        msg = msg_headers()
+        msg.headers = [CBlockHeader(block)]
+        self.send_message(msg)
+
+    def send_block(self, block):
+        self.send_message(msg_block(block))
+
+
+class SyncChainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
+    def set_test_params(self):
+        self.num_nodes = 1
+        # Setting minimumchainwork makes sure we test IBD as well as post-IBD
+        self.extra_args = [
+            ["-minimumchainwork={:#x}".format(202 + 2 * NUM_IBD_BLOCKS)]]
+
+    def run_test(self):
+        node0conn = BaseNode()
+        node0conn.add_connection(
+            NodeConn('127.0.0.1', p2p_port(0), self.nodes[0], node0conn))
+
+        NetworkThread().start()
+        node0conn.wait_for_verack()
+
+        node0 = self.nodes[0]
+
+        tip = int(node0.getbestblockhash(), 16)
+        height = node0.getblockcount() + 1
+        time = node0.getblock(node0.getbestblockhash())['time'] + 1
+
+        blocks = []
+        for i in range(NUM_IBD_BLOCKS * 2):
+            block = create_block(tip, create_coinbase(height), time)
+            block.solve()
+            blocks.append(block)
+            tip = block.sha256
+            height += 1
+            time += 1
+
+        # Headers need to be sent in-order
+        for b in blocks:
+            node0conn.send_header(b)
+
+        # Send blocks in some random order
+        for b in random.sample(blocks, len(blocks)):
+            node0conn.send_block(b)
+
+        # The node should eventually, completely sync without getting stuck
+        def node_synced():
+            return node0.getbestblockhash() == blocks[-1].hash
+        wait_until(node_synced)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    SyncChainTest().main()
diff --git a/test/functional/timing.json b/test/functional/timing.json
--- a/test/functional/timing.json
+++ b/test/functional/timing.json
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
   "name": "abc-rpc.py",
   "time": 2
  },
+ {
+  "name": "abc-sync-chain.py",
+  "time": 11
+ },
  {
   "name": "abc-transaction-ordering.py",
   "time": 6
@@ -360,4 +364,4 @@
   "name": "zmq_test.py",
   "time": 9
  }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]