diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 0d1613f0..4992e87e 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	test_python.sh
 	test_arithmetic.py \
 	test_colour.py \
+	test_conversion.py \
+	test_convolution.py \
 	test_create.py \
 	test_draw.py \
-	test_cum.py \
-	test_convolution.py \
-	test_conversion.py 
+	test_histogram.py \
+	test_morphology.py 
 
 # don't run test_thumbnail.sh by default, it takes ages
 
diff --git a/test/test_morphology.py b/test/test_morphology.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2a2a9c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_morphology.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import unittest
+import math
+
+#import logging
+#logging.basicConfig(level = logging.DEBUG)
+
+from gi.repository import Vips 
+
+# an expanding zip ... if either of the args is a scalar or a one-element list,
+# duplicate it down the other side 
+def zip_expand(x, y):
+    # handle singleton list case
+    if isinstance(x, list) and len(x) == 1:
+        x = x[0]
+    if isinstance(y, list) and len(y) == 1:
+        y = y[0]
+
+    if isinstance(x, list) and isinstance(y, list):
+        return list(zip(x, y))
+    elif isinstance(x, list):
+        return [[i, y] for i in x]
+    elif isinstance(y, list):
+        return [[x, j] for j in y]
+    else:
+        return [[x, y]]
+
+class TestMorphology(unittest.TestCase):
+    # test a pair of things which can be lists for approx. equality
+    def assertAlmostEqualObjects(self, a, b, places = 4, msg = ''):
+        # print 'assertAlmostEqualObjects %s = %s' % (a, b)
+        for x, y in zip_expand(a, b):
+            self.assertAlmostEqual(x, y, places = places, msg = msg)
+
+    def test_countlines(self):
+        im = Vips.Image.black(100, 100)
+        im = im.draw_line(255, 0, 50, 100, 50)
+        n_lines = im.countlines(Vips.Direction.HORIZONTAL)
+        self.assertEqual(n_lines, 1)
+
+    def test_labelregions(self):
+        im = Vips.Image.black(100, 100)
+        im = im.draw_circle(255, 50, 50, 25, fill = True)
+        mask, opts = im.labelregions(segments = True)
+
+        self.assertEqual(opts['segments'], 3)
+        self.assertEqual(mask.max(), 2)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/test/test_python.sh b/test/test_python.sh
index 699c3db7..7d45aa66 100755
--- a/test/test_python.sh
+++ b/test/test_python.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ python2 test_convolution.py
 python2 test_create.py
 python2 test_draw.py
 python2 test_histogram.py
+python2 test_morphology.py
 
 echo "testing with python3 ..."
 
@@ -27,3 +28,4 @@ python3 test_convolution.py
 python3 test_create.py
 python3 test_draw.py
 python3 test_histogram.py
+python3 test_morphology.py