diff --git a/tests/lavfi-regression.sh b/tests/lavfi-regression.sh
index 17a805521e..faa7bdd269 100755
--- a/tests/lavfi-regression.sh
+++ b/tests/lavfi-regression.sh
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ do_lavfi_lavd() {
         $ENC_OPTS -vcodec rawvideo $* -f nut md5:
 }
 
+do_lavfi_lavd "life"                 "life=s=40x40:r=5:seed=42:mold=64" -t 2
 do_lavfi_lavd "testsrc"              "testsrc=r=7:n=2:d=10"
 
 # TODO: add tests for
diff --git a/tests/ref/lavfi/life b/tests/ref/lavfi/life
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96522d4075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ref/lavfi/life
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+life                d88400e27716b6e7102251bb3b6a30d6