diff --git a/tests/test_s3/test_s3.py b/tests/test_s3/test_s3.py
index 75a1348a7..f5d7cba15 100644
--- a/tests/test_s3/test_s3.py
+++ b/tests/test_s3/test_s3.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from io import BytesIO
 import json
 import boto
 import boto3
+from botocore.client import ClientError
 from boto.exception import S3CreateError, S3ResponseError
 from boto.s3.connection import S3Connection
 from boto.s3.key import Key
@@ -890,3 +891,16 @@ def test_boto3_bucket_create():
     s3.Object('blah', 'hello.txt').put(Body="some text")
 
     s3.Object('blah', 'hello.txt').get()['Body'].read().decode("utf-8").should.equal("some text")
+
+
+@mock_s3
+def test_boto3_head_object():
+    s3 = boto3.resource('s3', region_name='us-east-1')
+    s3.create_bucket(Bucket="blah")
+
+    s3.Object('blah', 'hello.txt').put(Body="some text")
+
+    s3.Object('blah', 'hello.txt').meta.client.head_object(Bucket='blah', Key='hello.txt')
+
+    with assert_raises(ClientError) as err:
+        s3.Object('blah', 'hello2.txt').meta.client.head_object(Bucket='blah', Key='hello_bad.txt')