diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 341bd08..2fbb83f 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ CXXFLAGS += $(addprefix -I, $(INCLUDE))
 
 TEST = test
 
-_TESTS = example.cpp
+_TESTS = example.cpp input_stream_ops.cpp
 TESTS = $(addprefix $(TEST)/, $(_TESTS))
 
 OBJ = $(addprefix $(BIN)/, $(_TESTS:.cpp=))
diff --git a/test/input_stream_ops.cpp b/test/input_stream_ops.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfa7b2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/input_stream_ops.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <test.hpp>
+
+#include <config.hpp>
+#include <sstream>
+
+TEST_START()
+    TEST("enum input stream operators work",
+        Countdown c = Countdown::NORMAL;
+
+        std::stringstream ss("NONE");
+        ss >> c;
+        assert(c == Countdown::NONE, "failed to parse enum");
+    )
+
+    TEST("enum input stream operators ignore case",
+        Countdown c = Countdown::NORMAL;
+
+        std::stringstream ss("none");
+        ss >> c;
+        assert(c == Countdown::NONE, "failed to parse enum all lowercase");
+
+        ss = std::stringstream("nOnE");
+        ss >> c;
+        assert(c == Countdown::NONE, "failed to parse enum mixed case #1");
+
+        ss = std::stringstream("NoNe");
+        ss >> c;
+        assert(c == Countdown::NONE, "failed to parse enum mixed case #2");
+    )
+TEST_FINISH()
+