diff --git a/libraries/tests/_misc.py b/libraries/tests/_misc.py
index e1a9db63a..fe03736ca 100644
--- a/libraries/tests/_misc.py
+++ b/libraries/tests/_misc.py
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ def get_test_entropy_package_provide():
     test_pkg = "mail-mta:ssmtp-2.62-r7~0.tbz2"
     return get_test_generic_package(test_pkg)
 
+def get_test_entropy_package_tag():
+    test_pkg = "app-misc:lirc-0.8.6-r2#2.6.31-sabayon~0.tbz2"
+    return get_test_generic_package(test_pkg)
+
+def get_test_entropy_package_tag_atom():
+    return "app-misc/lirc-0.8.6-r2#2.6.31-sabayon"
+
 def get_test_xpak_empty_package():
     test_pkg = "aspell-es-0.50.2.tbz2"
     return get_test_generic_package(test_pkg)
diff --git a/libraries/tests/db.py b/libraries/tests/db.py
index 5d96f568d..eba810329 100644
--- a/libraries/tests/db.py
+++ b/libraries/tests/db.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ from entropy.core.settings.base import SystemSettings
 from entropy.db import EntropyRepository
 import tests._misc as _misc
 
+import entropy.tools
+
 class EntropyRepositoryTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -328,6 +330,24 @@ class EntropyRepositoryTest(unittest.TestCase):
         masking_validation.clear()
         self.assertNotEqual((-1, 1), self.test_db.atomMatch(pkg_atom))
 
+    def test_db_insert_compare_match_tag(self):
+
+        # insert/compare
+        test_pkg = _misc.get_test_entropy_package_tag()
+        data = self.Spm.extract_package_metadata(test_pkg)
+        idpackage, rev, new_data = self.test_db.handlePackage(data)
+        db_data = self.test_db.getPackageData(idpackage)
+        self.assertEqual(new_data, db_data)
+
+        # match
+        f_match = (1, 0)
+        pkg_atom = _misc.get_test_entropy_package_tag_atom()
+        pkg_key = entropy.tools.dep_getkey(pkg_atom)
+
+        self.assertEqual(f_match, self.test_db.atomMatch(pkg_key))
+        self.assertEqual(f_match, self.test_db.atomMatch(pkg_atom))
+        self.assertEqual(f_match, self.test_db.atomMatch("~"+pkg_atom))
+
     def test_db_import_export(self):
 
         test_pkg = _misc.get_test_package2()
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