diff --git a/tests/fragmented_temporary_buffer_test.cc b/tests/fragmented_temporary_buffer_test.cc
index 15dc7240da..926971056e 100644
--- a/tests/fragmented_temporary_buffer_test.cc
+++ b/tests/fragmented_temporary_buffer_test.cc
@@ -410,4 +410,26 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_read_fragmented_buffer) {
 
         in.close().get();
     }
+}
+
+SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_skip) {
+    auto test = [&] (auto expected_value1, auto expected_value2, fragmented_temporary_buffer& ftb) {
+        using type1 = std::decay_t<decltype(expected_value1)>;
+        using type2 = std::decay_t<decltype(expected_value2)>;
+
+        auto in = ftb.get_istream();
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(in.bytes_left(), sizeof(type1) + sizeof(type2));
+        in.skip(sizeof(type1));
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(in.bytes_left(), sizeof(type2));
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(in.read<type2>(), expected_value2);
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(in.bytes_left(), 0);
+        in.skip(sizeof(type2));
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(in.bytes_left(), 0);
+    };
+
+    auto [ buffers, value1, value2 ] = get_buffers();
+    for (auto& frag_buffer : buffers) {
+        test(value1, value2, frag_buffer);
+    }
+}
 }
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