diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 45d6e46..5e54cdc 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES test_io.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES Boost::lexical_cast Boost
 boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES test_uuid_clock.cpp)
 
 boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES test_nil_generator.cpp)
-boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES test_name_generator.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES Boost::predef)
 boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES test_string_generator.cpp)
+
+boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES test_namespaces.cpp)
+boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES test_name_generator.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES Boost::predef)
+
 boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES test_random_generator.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES Boost::random Boost::predef)
 
 boost_test(TYPE run SOURCES test_time_generator_v1.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:atomic>)
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 5ba542f..a7b8d2f 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ run test_uuid_clock.cpp ;
 # test generators
 
 run test_nil_generator.cpp ;
-run test_name_generator.cpp ;
 run test_string_generator.cpp ;
+
+run test_namespaces.cpp ;
+run test_name_generator.cpp ;
+
 run test_random_generator.cpp ;
 
 lib atomic ;
diff --git a/test/test_namespaces.cpp b/test/test_namespaces.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48e3f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_namespaces.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright 2010 Andy Tompkins
+// Copyright 2024 Peter Dimov
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/uuid/namespaces.hpp>
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid.hpp>
+#include <boost/uuid/uuid_io.hpp>
+#include <boost/uuid/string_generator.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+using namespace boost::uuids;
+
+int main()
+{
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( ns::dns(), string_generator()("6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8"));
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( ns::url(), string_generator()("6ba7b811-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8"));
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( ns::oid(), string_generator()("6ba7b812-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8"));
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( ns::x500dn(), string_generator()("6ba7b814-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8"));
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}