diff --git a/tests/overlay_base_manual_symbols.dts b/tests/overlay_base_manual_symbols.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e4d17d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/overlay_base_manual_symbols.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 NextThing Co
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Free Electrons
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+	test: test-node {
+		phandle = <&test>; /* Force phandle generation */
+		test-int-property = <42>;
+		test-str-property = "foo";
+
+		subtest: sub-test-node {
+			sub-test-property;
+		};
+	};
+	__symbols__ {
+		test = &test;
+	};
+};
+
+
diff --git a/tests/overlay_overlay_manual_fixups.dts b/tests/overlay_overlay_manual_fixups.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e34c4fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/overlay_overlay_manual_fixups.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 NextThing Co
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Free Electrons
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Konsulko Inc.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/* Note no /plugin/ tag - we're manually generating the metadata for
+   testing purposes */
+
+/ {
+	/* Test that we can change an int by another */
+	fragment@0 {
+		target = <0xffffffff /*&test*/>;
+
+		__overlay__ {
+			test-int-property = <43>;
+		};
+	};
+
+	/* Test that we can replace a string by a longer one */
+	fragment@1 {
+		target = <0xffffffff /*&test*/>;
+
+		__overlay__ {
+			test-str-property = "foobar";
+		};
+	};
+
+	/* Test that we add a new property */
+	fragment@2 {
+		target = <0xffffffff /*&test*/>;
+
+		__overlay__ {
+			test-str-property-2 = "foobar2";
+		};
+	};
+
+	/* Test that we add a new node (by phandle) */
+	fragment@3 {
+		target = <0xffffffff /*&test*/>;
+
+		__overlay__ {
+			new-node {
+				new-property;
+			};
+		};
+	};
+
+	fragment@5 {
+		target = <0xffffffff /*&test*/>;
+
+		__overlay__ {
+			local: new-local-node {
+				new-property;
+			};
+		};
+	};
+
+	fragment@6 {
+		target = <0xffffffff /*&test*/>;
+
+		__overlay__ {
+			test-phandle = <0xffffffff /*&test*/>, <&local>;
+		};
+	};
+
+	fragment@7 {
+		target = <0xffffffff /*&test*/>;
+
+		__overlay__ {
+			test-several-phandle = <&local>, <&local>;
+		};
+	};
+
+	fragment@8 {
+		target = <0xffffffff /*&test*/>;
+
+		__overlay__ {
+			sub-test-node {
+				new-sub-test-property;
+			};
+		};
+	};
+
+	__local_fixups__ {
+		fragment@6 {
+			__overlay__ {
+				test-phandle = <4>;
+			};
+		};
+		fragment@7 {
+			__overlay__ {
+				test-several-phandle = <0 4>;
+			};
+		};
+	};
+	__fixups__ {
+		test = "/fragment@0:target:0",
+		       "/fragment@1:target:0",
+		       "/fragment@2:target:0",
+		       "/fragment@3:target:0",
+		       "/fragment@5:target:0",
+		       "/fragment@6:target:0",
+		       "/fragment@6/__overlay__:test-phandle:0",
+		       "/fragment@7:target:0",
+		       "/fragment@8:target:0";
+	};
+};
diff --git a/tests/overlay_overlay_nodtc.dts b/tests/overlay_overlay_no_fixups.dts
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/overlay_overlay_nodtc.dts
rename to tests/overlay_overlay_no_fixups.dts
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index bd94604..8ac46e6 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -171,9 +171,31 @@ BAD_FIXUP_TREES="bad_index \
 
 # Test to exercise libfdt overlay application without dtc's overlay support
 libfdt_overlay_tests () {
+    # First test a doctored overlay which requires only local fixups
     run_dtc_test -I dts -O dtb -o overlay_base_no_symbols.test.dtb overlay_base.dts
-    run_dtc_test -I dts -O dtb -o overlay_overlay_no_symbols.test.dtb overlay_overlay_nodtc.dts
-    run_test overlay overlay_base_no_symbols.test.dtb overlay_overlay_no_symbols.test.dtb
+    run_test check_path overlay_base_no_symbols.test.dtb not-exists "/__symbols__"
+    run_test check_path overlay_base_no_symbols.test.dtb not-exists "/__fixups__"
+    run_test check_path overlay_base_no_symbols.test.dtb not-exists "/__local_fixups__"
+
+    run_dtc_test -I dts -O dtb -o overlay_overlay_no_fixups.test.dtb overlay_overlay_no_fixups.dts
+    run_test check_path overlay_overlay_no_fixups.test.dtb not-exists "/__symbols__"
+    run_test check_path overlay_overlay_no_fixups.test.dtb not-exists "/__fixups__"
+    run_test check_path overlay_overlay_no_fixups.test.dtb exists "/__local_fixups__"
+
+    run_test overlay overlay_base_no_symbols.test.dtb overlay_overlay_no_fixups.test.dtb
+
+    # Then test with manually constructed fixups
+    run_dtc_test -I dts -O dtb -o overlay_base_manual_symbols.test.dtb overlay_base_manual_symbols.dts
+    run_test check_path overlay_base_manual_symbols.test.dtb exists "/__symbols__"
+    run_test check_path overlay_base_manual_symbols.test.dtb not-exists "/__fixups__"
+    run_test check_path overlay_base_manual_symbols.test.dtb not-exists "/__local_fixups__"
+
+    run_dtc_test -I dts -O dtb -o overlay_overlay_manual_fixups.test.dtb overlay_overlay_manual_fixups.dts
+    run_test check_path overlay_overlay_manual_fixups.test.dtb not-exists "/__symbols__"
+    run_test check_path overlay_overlay_manual_fixups.test.dtb exists "/__fixups__"
+    run_test check_path overlay_overlay_manual_fixups.test.dtb exists "/__local_fixups__"
+
+    run_test overlay overlay_base_manual_symbols.test.dtb overlay_overlay_manual_fixups.test.dtb
 
     # Bad fixup tests
     for test in $BAD_FIXUP_TREES; do