diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 433fcfc8..71a430e6 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ install:
   - ps: winrm create winrm/config/Listener?Address=*+Transport=HTTPS "@{Hostname=`"localhost`";CertificateThumbprint=`"$($env:winrm_cert)`"}"
   - ps: $env:PATH="C:\Ruby$env:ruby_version\bin;$env:PATH"
   - ps: Write-Host $env:PATH
+  - ps: echo hello world > "C:\train_test_file"
   - ruby --version
   - gem --version
   - appveyor DownloadFile -Url %bundler_url% -FileName bundler.gem
diff --git a/test/windows/local_test.rb b/test/windows/local_test.rb
index 30c903e4..36d00c81 100644
--- a/test/windows/local_test.rb
+++ b/test/windows/local_test.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,77 @@
     cmd.stderr.must_equal ''
   end
 
+  describe 'verify file' do
+    let(:file) { backend.file('C:\\train_test_file') }
+
+    it 'is an instance of WindowsFile' do
+      file.must_be_instance_of(Train::Extras::WindowsFile)
+    end
+
+    it 'exists' do
+      file.exist?.must_equal(true)
+    end
+
+    it 'is a file' do
+      file.file?.must_equal(true)
+    end
+
+    it 'has type :file' do
+      file.type.must_equal(:file)
+    end
+
+    it 'has content' do
+      file.content.must_equal('hello world')
+    end
+
+    it 'has no owner name' do
+      file.owner.must_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has no group name' do
+      file.group.must_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has no mode' do
+      file.mode.must_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has an md5sum' do
+      file.md5sum.wont_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has an sha256sum' do
+      file.sha256sum.wont_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has no modified time' do
+      file.mtime.must_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has no size' do
+      # TODO: this really ought to be implemented
+      file.size.must_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has no selinux label handling' do
+      file.selinux_label.must_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has product_version' do
+      file.product_version.wont_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has file_version' do
+      file.file_version.wont_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'provides a json representation' do
+      j = file.to_json
+      j.must_be_kind_of Hash
+      j['type'].must_equal :file
+    end
+  end
+
   after do
     # close the connection
     conn.close
diff --git a/test/windows/winrm_test.rb b/test/windows/winrm_test.rb
index 37140b37..e8487ab5 100644
--- a/test/windows/winrm_test.rb
+++ b/test/windows/winrm_test.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,77 @@
     cmd.stderr.must_equal ''
   end
 
+  describe 'verify file' do
+    let(:file) { backend.file('C:\\train_test_file') }
+
+    it 'is an instance of WindowsFile' do
+      file.must_be_instance_of(Train::Extras::WindowsFile)
+    end
+
+    it 'exists' do
+      file.exist?.must_equal(true)
+    end
+
+    it 'is a file' do
+      file.file?.must_equal(true)
+    end
+
+    it 'has type :file' do
+      file.type.must_equal(:file)
+    end
+
+    it 'has content' do
+      file.content.must_equal('hello world')
+    end
+
+    it 'has no owner name' do
+      file.owner.must_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has no group name' do
+      file.group.must_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has no mode' do
+      file.mode.must_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has an md5sum' do
+      file.md5sum.wont_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has an sha256sum' do
+      file.sha256sum.wont_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has no modified time' do
+      file.mtime.must_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has no size' do
+      # TODO: this really ought to be implemented
+      file.size.must_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has no selinux label handling' do
+      file.selinux_label.must_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has product_version' do
+      file.product_version.wont_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'has file_version' do
+      file.file_version.wont_be_nil
+    end
+
+    it 'provides a json representation' do
+      j = file.to_json
+      j.must_be_kind_of Hash
+      j['type'].must_equal :file
+    end
+  end
+
   after do
     # close the connection
     conn.close