diff --git a/src/Makefile.test.include b/src/Makefile.test.include
index 570f011f7a..b546f1f55f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test.include
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ BITCOIN_TESTS =\
   test/bswap_tests.cpp \
   test/checkqueue_tests.cpp \
   test/coins_tests.cpp \
+  test/coinstatsindex_tests.cpp \
   test/compilerbug_tests.cpp \
   test/compress_tests.cpp \
   test/crypto_tests.cpp \
diff --git a/src/test/coinstatsindex_tests.cpp b/src/test/coinstatsindex_tests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fc7b72077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/coinstatsindex_tests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2020 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include <index/coinstatsindex.h>
+#include <test/util/setup_common.h>
+#include <util/time.h>
+#include <validation.h>
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+#include <chrono>
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(coinstatsindex_tests)
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(coinstatsindex_initial_sync, TestChain100Setup)
+{
+    CoinStatsIndex coin_stats_index{1 << 20, true};
+
+    CCoinsStats coin_stats{CoinStatsHashType::MUHASH};
+    const CBlockIndex* block_index;
+    {
+        LOCK(cs_main);
+        block_index = ChainActive().Tip();
+    }
+
+    // CoinStatsIndex should not be found before it is started.
+    BOOST_CHECK(!coin_stats_index.LookUpStats(block_index, coin_stats));
+
+    // BlockUntilSyncedToCurrentChain should return false before CoinStatsIndex
+    // is started.
+    BOOST_CHECK(!coin_stats_index.BlockUntilSyncedToCurrentChain());
+
+    coin_stats_index.Start();
+
+    // Allow the CoinStatsIndex to catch up with the block index that is syncing
+    // in a background thread.
+    const auto timeout = GetTime<std::chrono::seconds>() + 120s;
+    while (!coin_stats_index.BlockUntilSyncedToCurrentChain()) {
+        BOOST_REQUIRE(timeout > GetTime<std::chrono::milliseconds>());
+        UninterruptibleSleep(100ms);
+    }
+
+    // Check that CoinStatsIndex works for genesis block.
+    const CBlockIndex* genesis_block_index;
+    {
+        LOCK(cs_main);
+        genesis_block_index = ChainActive().Genesis();
+    }
+    BOOST_CHECK(coin_stats_index.LookUpStats(genesis_block_index, coin_stats));
+
+    // Check that CoinStatsIndex updates with new blocks.
+    coin_stats_index.LookUpStats(block_index, coin_stats);
+
+    const CScript script_pub_key{CScript() << ToByteVector(coinbaseKey.GetPubKey()) << OP_CHECKSIG};
+    std::vector<CMutableTransaction> noTxns;
+    CreateAndProcessBlock(noTxns, script_pub_key);
+
+    // Let the CoinStatsIndex to catch up again.
+    BOOST_CHECK(coin_stats_index.BlockUntilSyncedToCurrentChain());
+
+    CCoinsStats new_coin_stats{CoinStatsHashType::MUHASH};
+    const CBlockIndex* new_block_index;
+    {
+        LOCK(cs_main);
+        new_block_index = ChainActive().Tip();
+    }
+    coin_stats_index.LookUpStats(new_block_index, new_coin_stats);
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(block_index != new_block_index);
+
+    // Shutdown sequence (c.f. Shutdown() in init.cpp)
+    coin_stats_index.Stop();
+
+    // Rest of shutdown sequence and destructors happen in ~TestingSetup()
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()