diff --git a/test/build.info b/test/build.info
index 9697e55f12..3255a836de 100644
--- a/test/build.info
+++ b/test/build.info
@@ -731,6 +731,11 @@ IF[{- !$disabled{tests} -}]
   DEPEND[]=provider_internal_test.cnf
   GENERATE[provider_internal_test.cnf]=provider_internal_test.cnf.in
 
+  PROGRAMS{noinst}=provider_fallback_test
+  SOURCE[provider_fallback_test]=provider_fallback_test.c
+  INCLUDE[provider_fallback_test]=../include ../apps/include
+  DEPEND[provider_fallback_test]=../libcrypto libtestutil.a
+
   PROGRAMS{noinst}=params_test
   SOURCE[params_test]=params_test.c
   INCLUDE[params_test]=.. ../include ../apps/include
diff --git a/test/provider_fallback_test.c b/test/provider_fallback_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce62184551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/provider_fallback_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
+ * this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
+ * in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
+ * https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
+ */
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <openssl/provider.h>
+#include <openssl/evp.h>
+#include "testutil.h"
+
+static int test_provider(OPENSSL_CTX *ctx)
+{
+    EVP_KEYMGMT *rsameth = NULL;
+    const OSSL_PROVIDER *prov = NULL;
+    int ok;
+
+    ok = TEST_true(OSSL_PROVIDER_available(ctx, "default"))
+        && TEST_ptr(rsameth = EVP_KEYMGMT_fetch(ctx, "RSA", NULL))
+        && TEST_ptr(prov = EVP_KEYMGMT_provider(rsameth))
+        && TEST_str_eq(OSSL_PROVIDER_name(prov), "default");
+
+    EVP_KEYMGMT_free(rsameth);
+    return ok;
+}
+
+static int test_fallback_provider(void)
+{
+    return test_provider(NULL);
+}
+
+static int test_explicit_provider(void)
+{
+    OPENSSL_CTX *ctx = NULL;
+    OSSL_PROVIDER *prov = NULL;
+    int ok;
+
+    ok = TEST_ptr(ctx = OPENSSL_CTX_new())
+        && TEST_ptr(prov = OSSL_PROVIDER_load(ctx, "default"))
+        && test_provider(ctx)
+        && TEST_true(OSSL_PROVIDER_unload(prov));
+
+    OPENSSL_CTX_free(ctx);
+    return ok;
+}
+
+
+int setup_tests(void)
+{
+    ADD_TEST(test_fallback_provider);
+    ADD_TEST(test_explicit_provider);
+    return 1;
+}
+
diff --git a/test/recipes/04-test_provider_fallback.t b/test/recipes/04-test_provider_fallback.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39d3b105dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/recipes/04-test_provider_fallback.t
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env perl
+# Copyright 2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
+# this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
+# in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
+# https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
+
+use strict;
+use File::Spec;
+use OpenSSL::Test::Simple;
+
+# We must ensure that OPENSSL_CONF points at an empty file.  Otherwise, we
+# risk that the configuration file contains statements that load providers,
+# which defeats the purpose of this test.  The NUL device is good enough.
+$ENV{OPENSSL_CONF} = File::Spec->devnull();
+
+simple_test("test_provider_fallback", "provider_fallback_test");