diff --git a/test/simulation/134-log b/test/simulation/134-log
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f5293c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simulation/134-log
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+. ./test.common
+test_start "log directive"
+
+refclock_jitter=$jitter
+client_server_options="maxpoll 6"
+client_conf="refclock PHC /dev/ptp0 dpoll 4 poll 6 noselect
+logbanner 10
+logdir tmp
+log tracking rawmeasurements measurements statistics rtc refclocks tempcomp
+tempcomp tmp/tempcomp 64 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0"
+
+echo 0.0 > tmp/tempcomp
+
+run_test || test_fail
+check_chronyd_exit || test_fail
+check_source_selection || test_fail
+check_packet_interval || test_fail
+check_sync || test_fail
+
+check_file_messages "=============" 31 33 \
+	tracking.log measurements.log tempcomp.log || test_fail
+check_file_messages "20.*192\.168\.123\.1" 150 160 \
+	tracking.log measurements.log statistics.log || test_fail
+check_file_messages "20.*PHC0" 150 160 statistics.log || test_fail
+check_file_messages "20.*PHC0" 750 800 refclocks.log || test_fail
+check_file_messages "20.* 0\.0000" 150 160 tempcomp.log || test_fail
+
+test_pass
diff --git a/test/simulation/test.common b/test/simulation/test.common
index c5758c6..18dd9e1 100644
--- a/test/simulation/test.common
+++ b/test/simulation/test.common
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ check_chronyc_output() {
 	return $ret
 }
 
-# Check the number of messages matching a matter in the client logs
+# Check the number of messages matching a pattern in the client logs
 check_log_messages() {
 	local i count ret=0 pattern=$1 min=$2 max=$3
 
@@ -355,6 +355,25 @@ check_log_messages() {
 	return $ret
 }
 
+# Check the number of messages matching a pattern in a specified file
+check_file_messages() {
+	local i count ret=0 pattern=$1 min=$2 max=$3
+	shift 3
+
+	test_message 2 1 "checking number of messages \"$pattern\":"
+
+	for i; do
+		count=$(grep "$pattern" tmp/$i | wc -l)
+		test_message 3 0 "$i: $count"
+
+		[ "$min" -le "$count" ] && [ "$count" -le "$max" ] && \
+			test_ok || test_bad
+		[ $? -eq 0 ] || ret=1
+	done
+
+	return $ret
+}
+
 # Check if only NTP port (123) was used
 check_packet_port() {
 	local i ret=0 port=123