diff --git a/cmd/restic/integration_test.go b/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
index b06b85745..b6e814009 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/restic/restic"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/backend"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/debug"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/repository"
 	. "github.com/restic/restic/test"
 )
 
@@ -73,6 +75,11 @@ func cmdCheck(t testing.TB, global GlobalOptions) {
 	OK(t, cmd.Execute(nil))
 }
 
+func cmdMount(t testing.TB, global GlobalOptions, dir string, ready chan struct{}) {
+	cmd := &CmdMount{global: &global, ready: ready}
+	OK(t, cmd.Execute([]string{dir}))
+}
+
 func TestBackup(t *testing.T) {
 	withTestEnvironment(t, func(env *testEnvironment, global GlobalOptions) {
 		datafile := filepath.Join("testdata", "backup-data.tar.gz")
@@ -483,3 +490,83 @@ func TestRestoreNoMetadataOnIgnoredIntermediateDirs(t *testing.T) {
 			"meta data of intermediate directory hasn't been restore")
 	})
 }
+
+func TestMount(t *testing.T) {
+
+	checkSnapshots := func(repo *repository.Repository, mountpoint string, snapshotIDs []backend.ID) {
+		stSnapshots, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(mountpoint, "snapshots"))
+		OK(t, err)
+		namesInSnapshots, err := stSnapshots.Readdirnames(-1)
+		OK(t, err)
+		Assert(t,
+			len(namesInSnapshots) == len(snapshotIDs),
+			"Invalid number of snapshots: expected %d, got %d", len(snapshotIDs), len(namesInSnapshots))
+
+		for i, id := range snapshotIDs {
+			snapshot, err := restic.LoadSnapshot(repo, id)
+			OK(t, err)
+			Assert(t,
+				namesInSnapshots[i] == snapshot.Time.Format(time.RFC3339),
+				"Invalid snapshot folder name: expected %s, got %s", snapshot.Time.Format(time.RFC3339), namesInSnapshots[i])
+		}
+		OK(t, stSnapshots.Close())
+	}
+
+	withTestEnvironment(t, func(env *testEnvironment, global GlobalOptions) {
+		cmdInit(t, global)
+		repo, err := global.OpenRepository()
+		OK(t, err)
+
+		mountpoint, err := ioutil.TempDir(TestTempDir, "restic-test-mount-")
+		OK(t, err)
+		defer OK(t, os.RemoveAll(mountpoint))
+
+		ready := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+		go cmdMount(t, global, mountpoint, ready)
+		<-ready
+
+		stMountPoint, err := os.Open(mountpoint)
+		OK(t, err)
+		names, err := stMountPoint.Readdirnames(-1)
+		OK(t, err)
+		Assert(t, len(names) == 1 && names[0] == "snapshots", "expected the snapshots directory to exist")
+		OK(t, stMountPoint.Close())
+
+		checkSnapshots(repo, mountpoint, []backend.ID{})
+
+		datafile := filepath.Join("testdata", "backup-data.tar.gz")
+		fd, err := os.Open(datafile)
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			t.Skipf("unable to find data file %q, skipping", datafile)
+			return
+		}
+		OK(t, err)
+		OK(t, fd.Close())
+
+		SetupTarTestFixture(t, env.testdata, datafile)
+
+		// first backup
+		cmdBackup(t, global, []string{env.testdata}, nil)
+		snapshotIDs := cmdList(t, global, "snapshots")
+		Assert(t, len(snapshotIDs) == 1,
+			"expected one snapshot, got %v", snapshotIDs)
+
+		checkSnapshots(repo, mountpoint, snapshotIDs)
+
+		// second backup, implicit incremental
+		cmdBackup(t, global, []string{env.testdata}, nil)
+		snapshotIDs = cmdList(t, global, "snapshots")
+		Assert(t, len(snapshotIDs) == 2,
+			"expected two snapshots, got %v", snapshotIDs)
+
+		checkSnapshots(repo, mountpoint, snapshotIDs)
+
+		// third backup, explicit incremental
+		cmdBackup(t, global, []string{env.testdata}, snapshotIDs[0])
+		snapshotIDs = cmdList(t, global, "snapshots")
+		Assert(t, len(snapshotIDs) == 3,
+			"expected three snapshots, got %v", snapshotIDs)
+
+		checkSnapshots(repo, mountpoint, snapshotIDs)
+	})
+}