diff --git a/test/sharness/t0116-gateway-cache.sh b/test/sharness/t0116-gateway-cache.sh
index 0986ffa419a..6dd81657c99 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0116-gateway-cache.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0116-gateway-cache.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,14 @@ test_expect_success "Add the test directory" '
   ipfs routing put --allow-offline /ipns/${TEST_IPNS_ID} ../t0116-gateway-cache/${TEST_IPNS_ID}.ipns-record
 '
 
-
 # Etag
+    test_expect_success "GET for /ipfs/ unixfs dir listing succeeds" '
+      curl -svX GET "http://127.0.0.1:$GWAY_PORT/ipfs/$ROOT1_CID/root2/root3/" >/dev/null 2>curl_ipfs_dir_listing_output
+    '
+
+    test_expect_success "GET for /ipns/ unixfs dir listing succeeds" '
+      curl -svX GET "http://127.0.0.1:$GWAY_PORT/ipns/$TEST_IPNS_ID/root2/root3/" >/dev/null 2>curl_ipns_dir_listing_output
+    '
 
     ## dir generated listing
     test_expect_success "GET /ipfs/ dir response has special Etag for generated dir listing" '
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0116-gateway-cache/README.md b/test/sharness/t0116-gateway-cache/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1be92f45456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sharness/t0116-gateway-cache/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Dataset description/sources
+
+- fixtures.car
+  - raw CARv1
+
+generated with:
+
+```sh
+# using ipfs version 0.21.0-dev (03a98280e3e642774776cd3d0435ab53e5dfa867)
+
+mkdir -p root2/root3/root4 &&
+echo "hello" > root2/root3/root4/index.html &&
+ROOT1_CID=$(ipfs add -Qrw --cid-version 1 root2)
+ROOT2_CID=$(ipfs resolve -r /ipfs/$ROOT1_CID/root2 | cut -d "/" -f3)
+ROOT3_CID=$(ipfs resolve -r /ipfs/$ROOT1_CID/root2/root3 | cut -d "/" -f3)
+ROOT4_CID=$(ipfs resolve -r /ipfs/$ROOT1_CID/root2/root3/root4 | cut -d "/" -f3)
+FILE_CID=$(ipfs resolve -r /ipfs/$ROOT1_CID/root2/root3/root4/index.html | cut -d "/" -f3)
+
+TEST_IPNS_ID=$(ipfs key gen --ipns-base=base36 --type=ed25519 cache_test_key | head -n1 | tr -d "\n")
+# publish a record valid for a 100 years
+ipfs name publish --key cache_test_key --allow-offline -Q --ttl=876600h --lifetime=876600h "/ipfs/$ROOT1_CID"
+ipfs routing get /ipns/${TEST_IPNS_ID} > ${TEST_IPNS_ID}.ipns-record
+
+echo ROOT1_CID=${ROOT1_CID} # ./
+echo ROOT2_CID=${ROOT2_CID} # ./root2
+echo ROOT3_CID=${ROOT3_CID} # ./root2/root3
+echo ROOT4_CID=${ROOT4_CID} # ./root2/root3/root4
+echo FILE_CID=${FILE_CID} # ./root2/root3/root4/index.html
+echo TEST_IPNS_ID=${TEST_IPNS_ID}
+
+ipfs dag export ${ROOT1_CID} > ./fixtures.car
+
+# ROOT1_CID=bafybeib3ffl2teiqdncv3mkz4r23b5ctrwkzrrhctdbne6iboayxuxk5ui # ./
+# ROOT2_CID=bafybeih2w7hjocxjg6g2ku25hvmd53zj7og4txpby3vsusfefw5rrg5sii # ./root2
+# ROOT3_CID=bafybeiawdvhmjcz65x5egzx4iukxc72hg4woks6v6fvgyupiyt3oczk5ja # ./root2/root3
+# ROOT4_CID=bafybeifq2rzpqnqrsdupncmkmhs3ckxxjhuvdcbvydkgvch3ms24k5lo7q # ./root2/root3/root4
+# FILE_CID=bafkreicysg23kiwv34eg2d7qweipxwosdo2py4ldv42nbauguluen5v6am # ./root2/root3/root4/index.html
+# TEST_IPNS_ID=k51qzi5uqu5dlxdsdu5fpuu7h69wu4ohp32iwm9pdt9nq3y5rpn3ln9j12zfhe
+```
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