diff --git a/tests/bash_tests/testcases.py b/tests/bash_tests/testcases.py
index 1923904b..cd10ffca 100644
--- a/tests/bash_tests/testcases.py
+++ b/tests/bash_tests/testcases.py
@@ -502,6 +502,67 @@ set Exif.Photo.DateTimeDigitized 2020:05:26 07:31:42'''
         BT.reportTest('icc-test', out)
 
 
+    def test_image(self):
+        test_files = [
+            'table.jpg',
+            'smiley1.jpg',
+            'smiley2.jpg',]
+        erase_test_files = [
+            'glider.exv',
+            'iptc-noAPP13.jpg',
+            'iptc-psAPP13-noIPTC.jpg',
+            'iptc-psAPP13-noIPTC-psAPP13-wIPTC.jpg',
+            'iptc-psAPP13s-noIPTC-psAPP13s-wIPTC.jpg',
+            'iptc-psAPP13s-wIPTC-psAPP13s-noIPTC.jpg',
+            'iptc-psAPP13s-wIPTCs-psAPP13s-wIPTCs.jpg',
+            'iptc-psAPP13-wIPTC1-psAPP13-wIPTC2.jpg',
+            'iptc-psAPP13-wIPTCbeg.jpg',
+            'iptc-psAPP13-wIPTCempty.jpg',
+            'iptc-psAPP13-wIPTCempty-psAPP13-wIPTC.jpg',
+            'iptc-psAPP13-wIPTCend.jpg',
+            'iptc-psAPP13-wIPTCmid1-wIPTCempty-wIPTCmid2.jpg',
+            'iptc-psAPP13-wIPTCmid.jpg',
+            'iptc-psAPP13-wIPTC-psAPP13-noIPTC.jpg',]
+
+        pass_count  = 0
+        fail_count  = 0
+        out = BT.Output()
+        out += ''
+        out += 'Erase all tests'
+        for i in test_files + erase_test_files:
+            if BT.eraseTest(i):
+                pass_count += 1
+            else:
+                fail_count += 1
+                out        += 'Failed: ' + i
+
+        out += ''
+        out += 'Copy all tests'
+        for num, src in enumerate(test_files, 1):
+            for dst in test_files:
+                if BT.copyTest(num, src, dst):
+                    pass_count += 1
+                else:
+                    fail_count += 1
+                    out        += 'Failed: {}'.format((num, src, dst))
+
+        out += ''
+        out += 'Copy iptc tests'
+        for num, src in enumerate(test_files, 1):
+            for dst in test_files:
+                if BT.iptcTest(num, src, dst):
+                    pass_count += 1
+                else:
+                    fail_count += 1
+                    out        += 'Failed: {}'.format((num, src, dst))
+
+        out += ''
+        out += '{} passed, {} failed'.format(pass_count, fail_count)
+        if fail_count:
+            raise RuntimeError('\n' + str(out))
+        # BT.reportTest('imagetest', out)
+
+
     def test_io(self):
         # Test driver for file i/o
         test_files  = ['table.jpg', 'smiley2.jpg', 'ext.dat']
diff --git a/tests/bash_tests/utils.py b/tests/bash_tests/utils.py
index fd5c7a46..5f8fb0b9 100644
--- a/tests/bash_tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/bash_tests/utils.py
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class Log:
         self.add('[ERROR] {}'.format(msg))
 
 
+log = Log()
+
+
 class Output:
     """
     Simulate the stdout buffer.
@@ -217,12 +220,6 @@ def copyTestFile(src, dest=''):
                 os.path.join(Conf.tmp_dir, dest))
 
 
-def md5sum(filename):
-    """ Calculate the MD5 value of the file """
-    with open(filename, "rb") as f:
-        return hashlib.md5(f.read()).hexdigest()
-
-
 def excute(cmd: str, vars_dict=dict(),
            expected_returncodes=[0],
            mix_stdout_and_stderr=True,
@@ -281,6 +278,12 @@ def reportTest(testname, output: str, encoding=None):
     raise RuntimeError('\n' + log.to_str())
 
 
+def md5sum(filename):
+    """ Calculate the MD5 value of the file """
+    with open(filename, "rb") as f:
+        return hashlib.md5(f.read()).hexdigest()
+
+
 def ioTest(filename):
     src     = os.path.join(Conf.data_dir, filename)
     out1    = os.path.join(Conf.tmp_dir, '{}.1'.format(filename))
@@ -308,4 +311,28 @@ class HttpServer:
         self.process.terminate()
 
 
-log = Log()
+def eraseTest(filename):
+    test_file   = filename + '.etst'
+    good_file   = os.path.join(Conf.data_dir, filename + '.egd')
+    copyTestFile(filename, test_file)
+    excute('metacopy {test_file} {test_file}', vars())
+    return md5sum(test_file) == md5sum(good_file)
+
+
+def copyTest(num, src, dst):
+    test_file   = '{}.c{}tst'.format(dst, num)
+    good_src    = os.path.join(Conf.data_dir, src)
+    good_dst    = os.path.join(Conf.data_dir, '{}.c{}gd'.format(dst, num))
+    copyTestFile(dst, test_file)
+    excute('metacopy -a {good_src} {test_file}', vars())
+    return md5sum(test_file) == md5sum(good_dst)
+
+
+def iptcTest(num, src, dst):
+    test_file   = '{}.i{}tst'.format(dst, num)
+    good_src    = os.path.join(Conf.data_dir, src)
+    good_dst    = os.path.join(Conf.data_dir, '{}.i{}gd'.format(dst, num))
+    copyTestFile(dst, test_file)
+    excute('metacopy -ip {good_src} {test_file}', vars())
+    return md5sum(test_file) == md5sum(good_dst)
+