diff --git a/test/uri/uri_resolve_from_test.cc b/test/uri/uri_resolve_from_test.cc
index 4435cfa9b..badf5fdf3 100644
--- a/test/uri/uri_resolve_from_test.cc
+++ b/test/uri/uri_resolve_from_test.cc
@@ -41,3 +41,41 @@ TEST(URI_resolve_from_if_absolute, relative_base) {
   relative.resolve_from_if_absolute(base);
   EXPECT_EQ(relative.recompose(), "../baz");
 }
+
+// RFC 3986, inspired from
+// https://cr.openjdk.org/~dfuchs/writeups/updating-uri/A Section "Resolutuon"
+
+TEST(URI_resolve_from, rfc3986_resolve_with_relative_path) {
+  const sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::URI base{"s://h/a/c"};
+  sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::URI relative_path{"../../b"};
+  relative_path.resolve_from(base);
+  EXPECT_EQ(relative_path.recompose(), "s://h/b");
+}
+
+TEST(URI_resolve_from, rfc3986_resolve_with_empty) {
+  const sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::URI base{"s://h/a/c"};
+  sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::URI empty{""};
+  empty.resolve_from(base);
+  EXPECT_EQ(empty.recompose(), "s://h/a/c");
+}
+
+TEST(URI_resolve_from, rfc3986_resolve_with_query) {
+  const sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::URI base{"s://h/a/c"};
+  sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::URI query{"?x=y"};
+  query.resolve_from(base);
+  EXPECT_EQ(query.recompose(), "s://h/a/c?x=y");
+}
+
+TEST(URI_resolve_from, rfc3986_resolve_with_fragment) {
+  const sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::URI base{"s://h/a/c"};
+  sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::URI fragment{"#x=y"};
+  fragment.resolve_from(base);
+  EXPECT_EQ(fragment.recompose(), "s://h/a/c#x=y");
+}
+
+TEST(URI_resolve_from, rfc3986_resolve_with_absolute_path) {
+  const sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::URI base{"s://h/a/c"};
+  sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::URI absolute_path{"/././x"};
+  absolute_path.resolve_from(base);
+  EXPECT_EQ(absolute_path.recompose(), "s://h/x");
+}