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diff --git a/tests/gc-non-blocking.sh b/tests/gc-non-blocking.sh
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+# Test whether the collector is non-blocking, i.e. a build can run in
+# parallel with it.
+source common.sh
+
+needLocalStore "the GC test needs a synchronisation point"
+
+clearStore
+
+fifo=$TEST_ROOT/test.fifo
+mkfifo "$fifo"
+
+dummy=$(nix store add-path ./simple.nix)
+
+running=$TEST_ROOT/running
+touch $running
+
+(_NIX_TEST_GC_SYNC=$fifo nix-store --gc -vvvvv; rm $running) &
+pid=$!
+
+sleep 2
+
+outPath=$(nix-build --max-silent-time 60 -o "$TEST_ROOT/result" -E "
+  with import ./config.nix;
+  mkDerivation {
+    name = \"non-blocking\";
+    buildCommand = \"set -x; test -e $running; mkdir \$out; echo > $fifo\";
+  }")
+
+wait $pid
+
+(! test -e $running)
+(! test -e $dummy)
+test -e $outPath