diff --git a/test/functional/tools/inheritance_simple.xml b/test/functional/tools/inheritance_simple.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..218e9653112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/tools/inheritance_simple.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<tool id="inheritance_simple" name="inheritance_simple" version="1.0.0">
+    <description>(demonstrates subtypes are usable for parent format)</description>
+    <command>
+        cat $input1 > $out_file1
+    </command>
+    <inputs>
+        <param name="input1" type="data" label="Copy FASTQ" format="fastq" />
+    </inputs>
+    <outputs>
+        <data name="out_file1" format_source="input1" metadata_source="input1"/>
+    </outputs>
+    <tests>
+        <test>
+            <param name="input1" value="1.fastqsanger" ftype="fastqsanger" />
+            <output name="out_file1" file="1.fastqsanger" ftype="fastqsanger" />
+        </test>
+        <test>
+            <param name="input1" value="1.fastqsolexa" ftype="fastqsolexa" />
+            <output name="out_file1" file="1.fastqsolexa" ftype="fastqsolexa" />
+        </test>
+    </tests>
+    <help>
+    </help>
+</tool>
diff --git a/test/functional/tools/samples_tool_conf.xml b/test/functional/tools/samples_tool_conf.xml
index 0f21dd8d712..f33c1155d44 100644
--- a/test/functional/tools/samples_tool_conf.xml
+++ b/test/functional/tools/samples_tool_conf.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <toolbox tool_path="${tool_conf_dir}">
   <tool file="upload.xml"/>
   <tool file="simple_constructs.xml" />
+  <tool file="inheritance_simple.xml" />
   <tool file="composite.xml" />
   <tool file="compare_bam_as_sam.xml" />
   <tool file="code_file.xml" />