diff --git a/xtests/details-view-dates.toml b/xtests/details-view-dates.toml
index e2324b7f..db1b6b88 100644
--- a/xtests/details-view-dates.toml
+++ b/xtests/details-view-dates.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ stderr = { empty = true }
 status = 0
 tags = [ 'long', 'time' ]
 
+[[cmd]]
+name = "‘exa -l --time-style=relative’ handles dates far past and future dates"
+shell = "exa -l --time-style=relative /testcases/far-dates"
+stdout = { file = "outputs/far_dates_relative.ansitxt" }
+stderr = { empty = true }
+status = 0
+tags = [ 'long', 'time' ]
 
 # alternate date formats
 
diff --git a/xtests/outputs/far_dates_relative.ansitxt b/xtests/outputs/far_dates_relative.ansitxt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7bea5c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtests/outputs/far_dates_relative.ansitxt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.rw-rw-r-- 0 vagrant now beyond-the-future
+.rw-rw-r-- 0 vagrant now the-distant-past