diff --git a/rosapps/tests/directory.xml b/rosapps/tests/directory.xml
index 88b5ae7803e..978c27c2bdb 100644
--- a/rosapps/tests/directory.xml
+++ b/rosapps/tests/directory.xml
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@
 	<xi:include href="p_dup_handle/p_dup_handle.xml" />
 </directory>
 
+<directory name="readconsole">
+	<xi:include href="readconsole/readconsole.rbuild" />
+</directory>
+
 <!-- fixme: regdump -->
 
 <directory name="regqueryvalue">
diff --git a/rosapps/tests/readconsole/main.c b/rosapps/tests/readconsole/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d85553707f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rosapps/tests/readconsole/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include "stdio.h"
+#include "Windows.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+    TCHAR Buffer = 0;
+    DWORD Count = 0;
+
+    //
+    // We clear the mode, most importantly turn off ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT and ENABLE_LINE_INPUT
+    // This is the same mode as that is set up by getch() when trying to get a char
+    //
+    SetConsoleMode(GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE),0);
+
+    //
+    // We read one char from the input and then return
+    //
+    ReadConsole(GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE),&Buffer,1,&Count,NULL);
+
+    //
+    // We print out this char as an int to show that infact a backspace does count as input
+    //
+    printf("You printed %c :: ", Buffer);
+    printf("With a value %d :: ", Buffer);
+    printf("Number of chars recieved %lu :: ", Count);
+    printf("Char equal to backspace %d \n", (Buffer == '\b'));
+
+    //
+    // :)
+    //
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/rosapps/tests/readconsole/readconsole.rbuild b/rosapps/tests/readconsole/readconsole.rbuild
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1542622213a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rosapps/tests/readconsole/readconsole.rbuild
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<module name="readconsole" type="win32cui" installbase="bin" installname="readconsole.exe">
+	<define name="__USE_W32API" />
+	<library>kernel32</library>
+	<file>main.c</file>
+</module>