diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/.cvsignore b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c2431b869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+named.conf
+named.run
+mytest.db.jnl
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/mytest0.db b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/mytest0.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7a1bc739d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/mytest0.db
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+$ORIGIN test.
+$TTL    15
+test.  15  IN        SOA ns1.test.  hostmaster.test. (
+                              1 ; serial
+                              3H ; refresh
+                              15 ; retry
+                              1w ; expire
+                              3h ; minimum
+                             )
+       IN  NS     ns1.test.
+       IN  NS     ns2.test.
+ns1    IN  A      10.53.0.3
+ns2    IN  A      10.53.0.4
+host1  IN  A      192.168.10.3
+host2  IN  A      192.168.10.4
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/mytest1.db b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/mytest1.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfd01561d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/mytest1.db
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+$ORIGIN test.
+$TTL    15
+test.  15  IN        SOA ns1.test.  hostmaster.test. (
+                              2 ; serial
+                              3H ; refresh
+                              15 ; retry
+                              1w ; expire
+                              3h ; minimum
+                             )
+       IN  NS     ns1.test.
+       IN  NS     ns2.test.
+ns1    IN  A      10.53.0.3
+ns2    IN  A      10.53.0.4
+host1  IN  A      192.168.10.13
+host2  IN  A      192.168.10.4
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/mytest2.db b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/mytest2.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cb190ab6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/mytest2.db
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+$ORIGIN test.
+$TTL    15
+test.  15  IN        SOA ns1.test.  hostmaster.test. (
+                              4 ; serial
+                              3H ; refresh
+                              15 ; retry
+                              1w ; expire
+                              3h ; minimum
+                             )
+       IN  NS     ns1.test.
+       IN  NS     ns2.test.
+ns1    IN  A      10.53.0.3
+ns2    IN  A      10.53.0.4
+host1  IN  A      192.168.10.13
+host2  IN  A      192.168.10.14
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/named.conf b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/named.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9491d4fb7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/named.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+options {
+        query-source address 10.53.0.3;
+        notify-source 10.53.0.3;
+        transfer-source 10.53.0.3;
+	allow-transfer { any; };
+        port 5300;
+        pid-file "named.pid";
+        listen-on { 10.53.0.3; };
+        listen-on-v6 { none; };
+        recursion no;
+        notify yes;
+};
+
+key rndc_key {
+        secret "1234abcd8765";
+        algorithm hmac-md5;
+};
+
+controls {
+        inet 10.53.0.3 port 9953 allow { any; } keys { rndc_key; };
+};
+
+view "primary" {
+        ixfr-from-differences yes;
+	request-ixfr yes;
+        zone "test" IN {
+                type master;
+                file "mytest.db";
+        };
+	zone "sub.test" IN {
+                type master;
+                file "subtest.db";
+                request-ixfr no;
+        };
+};
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/subtest0.db b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/subtest0.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7d944b410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/subtest0.db
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+$ORIGIN sub.test.
+$TTL    15
+sub.test.  15  IN        SOA ns1.test.  hostmaster.test. (
+                              1 ; serial
+                              3H ; refresh
+                              15 ; retry
+                              1w ; expire
+                              3h ; minimum
+                             )
+       IN  NS     ns1.test.
+       IN  NS     ns2.test.
+host3  IN  A      192.168.10.23
+host4  IN  A      192.168.10.24
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/subtest1.db b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/subtest1.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab2994048a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/subtest1.db
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+$ORIGIN sub.test.
+$TTL    15
+sub.test.  15  IN        SOA ns1.test.  hostmaster.test. (
+                              3 ; serial
+                              3H ; refresh
+                              15 ; retry
+                              1w ; expire
+                              3h ; minimum
+                             )
+       IN  NS     ns1.test.
+       IN  NS     ns2.test.
+host3  IN  A      192.168.10.123
+host4  IN  A      192.168.10.24
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns4/.cvsignore b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns4/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c2431b869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns4/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+named.conf
+named.run
+mytest.db.jnl
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns4/named.conf b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns4/named.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d0b20e0d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns4/named.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+options {
+        query-source address 10.53.0.4;
+        notify-source 10.53.0.4;
+        transfer-source 10.53.0.4;
+        port 5300;
+        pid-file "named.pid";
+        listen-on { 10.53.0.4; };
+        listen-on-v6 { none; };
+        recursion no;
+        notify yes;
+};
+
+key rndc_key {
+        secret "1234abcd8765";
+        algorithm hmac-md5;
+};
+
+controls {
+        inet 10.53.0.4 port 9953 allow { any; } keys { rndc_key; };
+};
+
+view "primary" {
+        ixfr-from-differences yes;
+	request-ixfr yes;
+        zone "test" IN {
+                type slave;
+                file "mytest.db";
+	        masters { 10.53.0.3; };
+        };
+        zone "sub.test" IN {
+                type slave;
+                file "subtest.db";
+                request-ixfr no;
+	        masters { 10.53.0.3; };
+        };
+};