diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8af981a26..c1952fdb3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,5 +124,24 @@ endif (NOT EIGEN3_FOUND)
 
 
 if (HAVE_OPM_DATA)
-   add_test( NAME flow_SPE1 COMMAND flow ${OPM_DATA_ROOT}/spe1/SPE1CASE1.DATA )
+    add_test( NAME flow_SPE1 COMMAND flow ${OPM_DATA_ROOT}/spe1/SPE1CASE1.DATA )
+
+    add_test( NAME flow_SPE1CASE2 COMMAND flow ${OPM_DATA_ROOT}/spe1/SPE1CASE2.DATA )
+    add_test( NAME flow_SPE1CASE2_restart COMMAND flow ${OPM_DATA_ROOT}/spe1/SPE1CASE2_RESTART.DATA )
+
+    set_tests_properties(flow_SPE1CASE2_restart PROPERTIES DEPENDS flow_SPE1CASE2) # Dependes on the restart file from test flow_SPE1CASE2
+
+    add_executable( test_restart tests/test_restart.cpp )
+    target_link_libraries( test_restart opmautodiff ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+
+    add_test( compare_restart_files
+            ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test_restart
+             SPE1CASE2.UNRST
+             SPE1CASE2_RESTART.UNRST # Restart from step 60
+             120
+            )
+
+    set_tests_properties(compare_restart_files PROPERTIES DEPENDS flow_SPE1CASE2_restart) # Compares the restart files from tests flow_SPE1CASE2_restart and flow_SPE1CASE2
+
+
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/test_restart.cpp b/tests/test_restart.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..250300a80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_restart.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+  Copyright 2014 SINTEF ICT, Applied Mathematics.
+  Copyright 2015 Statoil ASA.
+
+  This file is part of the Open Porous Media project (OPM).
+
+  OPM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  OPM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with OPM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#if HAVE_DYNAMIC_BOOST_TEST
+#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
+#endif
+
+#define BOOST_TEST_MODULE RestartTests
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <map>
+
+#include <ert/ecl/ecl_rst_file.h>
+#include <ert/ecl/ecl_kw.h>
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CompareRestartFileResults)
+{
+    const std::string& filename1 = boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv[1];
+    const std::string& filename2 = boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv[2];
+    int last_report_step = std::atoi(boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv[3]);
+
+    std::map<std::string, double> relative_diffs;
+    relative_diffs["SWAT"]     = 0.000200;  //0.02 %
+    relative_diffs["SGAS"]     = 0.000200;
+
+    relative_diffs["RS"]       = 0.000010;  //0.001 %
+    relative_diffs["RV"]       = 0.000010;
+    relative_diffs["PRESSURE"] = 0.000010;
+
+    ecl_file_type*  file1 =  ecl_file_open_rstblock_report_step( filename1.c_str() , last_report_step, 1);
+    ecl_file_type*  file2 =  ecl_file_open_rstblock_report_step( filename2.c_str() , last_report_step, 1);
+
+    for (auto key : {"PRESSURE", "SWAT", "SGAS", "RS", "RV"}) {
+        ecl_kw_type * kw_1 =  ecl_file_iget_named_kw( file1 , key, 0);
+        ecl_kw_type * kw_2 =  ecl_file_iget_named_kw( file2 , key, 0);
+
+        bool numeric_equal = ecl_kw_numeric_equal(kw_1, kw_2, relative_diffs[key]);
+        if (numeric_equal) {
+            std::cout << " Restart results for " << key << " compared ok" << std::endl;
+        } else {
+            std::cout << " Restart results for " << key << " not ok, failing test " << std::endl;
+        }
+
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(numeric_equal, true);
+    }
+
+    ecl_file_close(file1);
+    ecl_file_close(file2);
+}
+
+