diff --git a/tests/test_cursor.py b/tests/test_cursor.py
index dec0cd14..da61c592 100755
--- a/tests/test_cursor.py
+++ b/tests/test_cursor.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License for more details.
 
+import time
 import unittest
 import psycopg2
 import psycopg2.extensions
@@ -128,6 +129,19 @@ class CursorTests(unittest.TestCase):
         del curs
         self.assert_(w() is None)
 
+    def test_iter_named_cursor_efficient(self):
+        curs = self.conn.cursor('tmp')
+        # if these records are fetched in the same roundtrip their
+        # timestamp will not be influenced by the pause in Python world.
+        curs.execute("""select clock_timestamp() from generate_series(1,2)""")
+        i = iter(curs)
+        t1 = i.next()[0]
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+        t2 = i.next()[0]
+        self.assert_((t2 - t1).microseconds * 1e-6 < 0.1,
+            "named cursor records fetched in 2 roundtrips (delta: %s)"
+            % (t2 - t1))
+
 
 def test_suite():
     return unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromName(__name__)