diff --git a/t/t6300-for-each-ref.sh b/t/t6300-for-each-ref.sh
index 18554f6..3d15d0a 100755
--- a/t/t6300-for-each-ref.sh
+++ b/t/t6300-for-each-ref.sh
@@ -915,8 +915,23 @@
 	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(raw)" --tcl
 '
 
-test_expect_success '%(raw) with --perl must fail' '
-	test_must_fail git for-each-ref --format="%(raw)" --perl
+test_expect_success '%(raw) with --perl' '
+	git for-each-ref --format="\$name= %(raw);
+print \"\$name\"" refs/myblobs/blob1 --perl | perl >actual &&
+	cmp blob1 actual &&
+	git for-each-ref --format="\$name= %(raw);
+print \"\$name\"" refs/myblobs/blob3 --perl | perl >actual &&
+	cmp blob3 actual &&
+	git for-each-ref --format="\$name= %(raw);
+print \"\$name\"" refs/myblobs/blob8 --perl | perl >actual &&
+	cmp blob8 actual &&
+	git for-each-ref --format="\$name= %(raw);
+print \"\$name\"" refs/myblobs/first --perl | perl >actual &&
+	cmp one actual &&
+	git cat-file tree refs/mytrees/first > expected &&
+	git for-each-ref --format="\$name= %(raw);
+print \"\$name\"" refs/mytrees/first --perl | perl >actual &&
+	cmp expected actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success '%(raw) with --shell must fail' '