diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_scantxoutset.py b/test/functional/rpc_scantxoutset.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ce5d4da9e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_scantxoutset.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright (c) 2018 The Bitcoin Core developers
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+"""Test the scantxoutset rpc call."""
+from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
+from test_framework.util import *
+
+import shutil
+import os
+
+class ScantxoutsetTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
+    def set_test_params(self):
+        self.num_nodes = 1
+        self.setup_clean_chain = True
+    def run_test(self):
+        self.log.info("Mining blocks...")
+        self.nodes[0].generate(110)
+
+        addr_P2SH_SEGWIT = self.nodes[0].getnewaddress("", "p2sh-segwit")
+        pubk1 = self.nodes[0].getaddressinfo(addr_P2SH_SEGWIT)['pubkey']
+        addr_LEGACY = self.nodes[0].getnewaddress("", "legacy")
+        pubk2 = self.nodes[0].getaddressinfo(addr_LEGACY)['pubkey']
+        addr_BECH32 = self.nodes[0].getnewaddress("", "bech32")
+        pubk3 = self.nodes[0].getaddressinfo(addr_BECH32)['pubkey']
+        self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(addr_P2SH_SEGWIT, 1)
+        self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(addr_LEGACY, 2)
+        self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(addr_BECH32, 3)
+        self.nodes[0].generate(1)
+
+        self.log.info("Stop node, remove wallet, mine again some blocks...")
+        self.stop_node(0)
+        shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(self.nodes[0].datadir, "regtest", 'wallets'))
+        self.start_node(0)
+        self.nodes[0].generate(110)
+
+        self.restart_node(0, ['-nowallet'])
+        self.log.info("Test if we have found the non HD unspent outputs.")
+        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].scantxoutset("start", [ {"pubkey": {"pubkey": pubk1}}, {"pubkey": {"pubkey": pubk2}}, {"pubkey": {"pubkey": pubk3}}])['total_amount'], 6)
+        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].scantxoutset("start", [ {"address": addr_P2SH_SEGWIT}, {"address": addr_LEGACY}, {"address": addr_BECH32}])['total_amount'], 6)
+        assert_equal(self.nodes[0].scantxoutset("start", [ {"address": addr_P2SH_SEGWIT}, {"address": addr_LEGACY}, {"pubkey": {"pubkey": pubk3}} ])['total_amount'], 6)
+
+        self.log.info("Test invalid parameters.")
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-8, 'Scanobject "pubkey" must contain an object as value', self.nodes[0].scantxoutset, "start", [ {"pubkey": pubk1}]) #missing pubkey object
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-8, 'Scanobject "address" must contain a single string as value', self.nodes[0].scantxoutset, "start", [ {"address": {"address": addr_P2SH_SEGWIT}}]) #invalid object for address object
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    ScantxoutsetTest().main()
diff --git a/test/functional/test_runner.py b/test/functional/test_runner.py
index 65e4c0817e..dcf04c39e1 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_runner.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_runner.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ BASE_SCRIPTS = [
     'feature_uacomment.py',
     'p2p_unrequested_blocks.py',
     'feature_includeconf.py',
+    'rpc_scantxoutset.py',
     'feature_logging.py',
     'p2p_node_network_limited.py',
     'feature_blocksdir.py',