diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/network-scripts/ifcfg-test-wired-8021x-peap-mschapv2 b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/network-scripts/ifcfg-test-wired-8021x-peap-mschapv2
index 6d68eca13d..27bcbbf9ae 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/network-scripts/ifcfg-test-wired-8021x-peap-mschapv2
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/network-scripts/ifcfg-test-wired-8021x-peap-mschapv2
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ IEEE_8021X_CA_CERT=test_ca_cert.pem
 IEEE_8021X_PEAP_VERSION=1
 IEEE_8021X_PEAP_FORCE_NEW_LABEL=yes
 IEEE_8021X_INNER_AUTH_METHODS=MSCHAPV2
-
+IEEE_8021X_ANON_IDENTITY=somebody
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c
index 9f44b5b5b5..d1f08aa98a 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c
@@ -2707,6 +2707,7 @@ test_read_wired_8021x_peap_mschapv2 (void)
 	GError *error = NULL;
 	const char *tmp;
 	const char *expected_identity = "David Smith";
+	const char *expected_anon_identity = "somebody";
 	const char *expected_password = "foobar baz";
 	gboolean success = FALSE;
 	const char *expected_ca_cert_path;
@@ -2793,6 +2794,19 @@ test_read_wired_8021x_peap_mschapv2 (void)
 	        NM_SETTING_802_1X_SETTING_NAME,
 	        NM_SETTING_802_1X_IDENTITY);
 
+	/* Anonymous Identity */
+	tmp = nm_setting_802_1x_get_anonymous_identity (s_8021x);
+	ASSERT (tmp != NULL,
+	        "wired-8021x-peap-mschapv2-verify-8021x", "failed to verify %s: missing %s / %s key",
+	        TEST_IFCFG_WIRED_8021x_PEAP_MSCHAPV2,
+	        NM_SETTING_802_1X_SETTING_NAME,
+	        NM_SETTING_802_1X_ANONYMOUS_IDENTITY);
+	ASSERT (strcmp (tmp, expected_anon_identity) == 0,
+	        "wired-8021x-peap-mschapv2-verify-8021x", "failed to verify %s: unexpected %s / %s key value",
+	        TEST_IFCFG_WIRED_8021x_PEAP_MSCHAPV2,
+	        NM_SETTING_802_1X_SETTING_NAME,
+	        NM_SETTING_802_1X_ANONYMOUS_IDENTITY);
+
 	/* Password */
 	tmp = nm_setting_802_1x_get_password (s_8021x);
 	ASSERT (tmp != NULL,
@@ -7368,6 +7382,7 @@ test_write_wired_dhcp_8021x_peap_mschapv2 (void)
 
 	g_object_set (s_8021x,
 	              NM_SETTING_802_1X_IDENTITY, "Bob Saget",
+	              NM_SETTING_802_1X_ANONYMOUS_IDENTITY, "barney",
 	              NM_SETTING_802_1X_PASSWORD, "Kids, it was back in October 2008...",
 	              NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE1_PEAPVER, "1",
 	              NM_SETTING_802_1X_PHASE1_PEAPLABEL, "1",