diff --git a/tests/cli-tests/009-subvolume-list/test.sh b/tests/cli-tests/009-subvolume-list/test.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# test for "subvolume list" both for root and normal user
+
+source "$TEST_TOP/common"
+
+check_testuser
+check_prereq mkfs.btrfs
+check_prereq btrfs
+
+setup_root_helper
+prepare_test_dev
+
+
+# test if the ids returned by "sub list" match expected ids
+# $1  ... indicate run as root or test user
+# $2  ... PATH to be specified by sub list command
+# $3~ ... expected return ids
+test_list()
+{
+	local SUDO
+	if [ $1 -eq 1 ]; then
+		SUDO=$SUDO_HELPER
+	else
+		SUDO="sudo -u progs-test"
+	fi
+
+	result=$(run_check_stdout $SUDO "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume list "$2" | \
+		awk '{print $2}' | xargs | sort -n)
+
+	shift
+	shift
+	expected=($(echo "$@" | tr " " "\n" | sort -n))
+	expected=$(IFS=" "; echo "${expected[*]}")
+
+	if [ "$result" != "$expected" ]; then
+		echo "result  : $result"
+		echo "expected: $expected"
+		_fail "ids returned by sub list does not match expected ids"
+	fi
+}
+
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/mkfs.btrfs" -f "$TEST_DEV"
+run_check_mount_test_dev
+cd "$TEST_MNT"
+
+# create subvolumes and directories and make some non-readable
+# by user 'progs-test'
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume create sub1
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume create sub1/subsub1
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER mkdir sub1/dir
+
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume create sub2
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER mkdir -p sub2/dir/dirdir
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume create sub2/dir/subsub2
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume create sub2/dir/dirdir/subsubX
+
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume create sub3
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume create sub3/subsub3
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER mkdir sub3/dir
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume create sub3/dir/subsubY
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER chmod o-r sub3
+
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume create sub4
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume create sub4/subsub4
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER mkdir sub4/dir
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume create sub4/dir/subsubZ
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER setfacl -m u:progs-test:- sub4/dir
+
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER touch "file"
+
+# expected result for root at mount point:
+#
+# ID 256 gen 8 top level 5 path sub1
+# ID 258 gen 7 top level 256 path sub1/subsub1
+# ID 259 gen 10 top level 5 path sub2
+# ID 260 gen 9 top level 259 path sub2/dir/subsub2
+# ID 261 gen 10 top level 259 path sub2/dir/dirdir/subsubX
+# ID 262 gen 14 top level 5 path sub3
+# ID 263 gen 12 top level 262 path sub3/subsub3
+# ID 264 gen 13 top level 262 path sub3/dir/subsubY
+# ID 265 gen 17 top level 5 path sub4
+# ID 266 gen 15 top level 265 path sub4/subsub4
+# ID 267 gen 16 top level 265 path sub4/dir/subsubZ
+
+# check for root for both absolute/relative path
+all=(256 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267)
+test_list 1 "$TEST_MNT" "${all[@]}"
+test_list 1 "$TEST_MNT/sub1" "256 258"
+run_mustfail "should raise invalid argument error" \
+	sudo "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume list "$TEST_MNT/sub1/dir"
+test_list 1 "$TEST_MNT/sub2" "259 260 261"
+test_list 1 "$TEST_MNT/sub3" "262 263 264"
+test_list 1 "$TEST_MNT/sub4" "265 266 267"
+run_mustfail "should fail for file" \
+	$SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume list "$TEST_MNT/file"
+
+test_list 1 "." "${all[@]}"
+test_list 1 "sub1" "256 258"
+run_mustfail "should raise invalid argument error" \
+	sudo "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume list "sub1/dir"
+test_list 1 "sub2" "259 260 261"
+test_list 1 "sub3" "262 263 264"
+test_list 1 "sub4" "265 266 267"
+run_mustfail "should fail for file" \
+	$SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume list "file"
+
+# check for normal user for both absolute/relative path
+test_list 0 "$TEST_MNT" "256 258 259 260 261 265 266"
+test_list 0 "$TEST_MNT/sub1" "256 258"
+run_mustfail "should raise invalid argument error" \
+	sudo "$TOP/btrfs" -u nobody subvolume list "$TEST_MNT/sub1/dir"
+test_list 0 "$TEST_MNT/sub2" "259 260 261"
+run_mustfail "should raise permission error" \
+	sudo -u nobody "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume list "$TEST_MNT/sub3"
+test_list 0 "$TEST_MNT/sub4" "265 266"
+run_mustfail "should fail for file" \
+	sudo -u nobody "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume list "$TEST_MNT/file"
+
+test_list 0 "." "256 258 259 260 261 265 266"
+run_mustfail "should raise permission error" \
+	sudo "$TOP/btrfs" -u nobody subvolume list "sub1/dir"
+test_list 0 "sub2" "259 260 261"
+run_mustfail "should raise permission error" \
+	sudo -u nobody "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume list "sub3"
+test_list 0 "sub4" "265 266"
+run_mustfail "should fail for file" \
+	sudo -u nobody "$TOP/btrfs" subvolume list "file"
+
+cd ..
+run_check_umount_test_dev
