diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 47ecc9827..c388bd172 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1181,6 +1181,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
                  tests/regression/lib-processing/Makefile
                  tests/regression/parser/Makefile
                  tests/regression/func/Makefile
+                 tests/regression/model/Makefile
                  tests/sensitivity/Makefile
                  tests/transient/Makefile
                  tests/transmission/Makefile
diff --git a/tests/regression/Makefile.am b/tests/regression/Makefile.am
index 41efde2c8..7dd226f81 100644
--- a/tests/regression/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/regression/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
-SUBDIRS = lib-processing parser subckt-processing func
+SUBDIRS = lib-processing parser subckt-processing func model
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
diff --git a/tests/regression/model/Makefile.am b/tests/regression/model/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f331090e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/model/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
+
+
+TESTS = binning-1.cir
+
+TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = ngspice_vpath=$(srcdir) $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/tests/bin/check.sh $(top_builddir)/src/ngspice
+
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	$(TESTS) \
+	$(TESTS:.cir=.out)
+
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
diff --git a/tests/regression/model/binning-1.cir b/tests/regression/model/binning-1.cir
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b73349d64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/model/binning-1.cir
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+check model binning
+
+* (exec-spice "ngspice -b %s")
+
+ix1  0 1       dc=5uA
+mx1  1 1 0 0   nmos0v7 l=5u w=5u
+
+ix2  0 2       dc=5uA
+mx2  2 2 0 0   nmos_tst l=5u w=5u
+
+ix3  0 3       dc=6uA
+mx3  3 3 0 0   nmos0v9 l=5u w=6u
+
+ix4  0 4       dc=6uA
+mx4  4 4 0 0   nmos_tst l=5u w=6u
+
+* binned
+.model nmos_tst.1 nmos ( version=4.8 level=54 Vth0=0.7 lmin=1u lmax=10u wmin=4.5u wmax=5.5u )
+.model nmos_tst.2 nmos ( version=4.8 level=54 Vth0=0.9 lmin=1u lmax=10u wmin=5.5u wmax=6.5u )
+
+* and non binned to compare with
+.model nmos0v7 nmos ( version=4.8 level=54 Vth0=0.7 )
+.model nmos0v9 nmos ( version=4.8 level=54 Vth0=0.9 )
+
+.control
+
+define mismatch(a,b,err) abs(a-b)>err
+
+op
+
+let fail_count = 0
+let total_count = 2
+
+if mismatch(v(2)/v(1), 1.0, 1e-4)
+    let fail_count = fail_count + 1
+end
+
+if mismatch(v(4)/v(3), 1.0, 1e-4)
+    let fail_count = fail_count + 1
+end
+
+if fail_count > 0
+  echo "ERROR: $&fail_count of $&total_count tests failed"
+  quit 1
+else
+  echo "INFO: $&fail_count of $&total_count tests failed"
+  quit 0
+end
+
+.endc
+
+.end
diff --git a/tests/regression/model/binning-1.out b/tests/regression/model/binning-1.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9558556cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/model/binning-1.out
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+Circuit: check model binning
+
+Doing analysis at TEMP = 27.000000 and TNOM = 27.000000
+
+
+
+No. of Data Rows : 1
+INFO: 0 of 2 tests failed