new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DBD/t/42ddcol.t
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!perl -I./t
+
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+#
+# Copyright 1997 - July 2008 CWI, August 2008 - 2016 MonetDB B.V.
+
+$| = 1;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use DBI();
+use DBD_TEST();
+
+use Test::More;
+
+if (defined $ENV{DBI_DSN}) {
+  plan tests => 25;
+} else {
+  plan skip_all => 'Cannot test without DB info';
+}
+
+pass('Column info tests');
+
+my $dbh = DBI->connect or die "Connect failed: $DBI::errstr\n";
+pass('Database connection created');
+
+my $tbl = lc $DBD_TEST::table_name;
+
+{
+  ok( DBD_TEST::tab_create( $dbh ),"CREATE TABLE $tbl");
+}
+# TODO: handle catalog and schema ($tbl may exist in more then one schema)
+{
+  my $sth;
+
+  eval { $sth = $dbh->column_info( undef, undef, undef, undef ) };
+  ok( (!$@ and defined $sth ),'column_info tested');
+  $sth = undef;
+}
+{
+  my $sth = $dbh->column_info( undef, undef, $tbl,'b');
+  ok( defined $sth,'Statement handle defined');
+
+  my $row = $sth->fetch;
+  is( $row->[ 2], $tbl,"Is this table name $tbl?");
+  is( $row->[ 3], 'b','Is this column name b?');
+}
+{
+  my $sth = $dbh->column_info( undef, undef, $tbl, undef );
+  ok( defined $sth,'Statement handle defined');
+
+  my @ColNames = sort keys %DBD_TEST::TestFieldInfo;
+  print "# Columns:\n";
+  my $i = 0;
+  while ( my $row = $sth->fetch )
+  {
+    $i++;
+    {
+      no warnings 'uninitialized';
+      local $,  = ":"; print '# ', @$row, "\n";
+    }
+    $row->[ 3] = uc $row->[ 3];
+    is( $row->[ 2], $tbl             ,"Is this table name $tbl?");
+    is( $row->[16], $i               ,"Is this ordinal position $i?");
+    is( $row->[ 3], $ColNames[$i-1]  ,"Is this column name $ColNames[$i-1]?");
+    my $ti = DBD_TEST::get_type_for_column( $dbh, $row->[3] );
+#   is( $row->[ 4] , $ti->{DATA_TYPE},"Is this data type $ti->{DATA_TYPE}?");
+    is( $row->[ 5] , $ti->{TYPE_NAME},"Is this type name $ti->{TYPE_NAME}?");
+  }
+}
+
+ok( $dbh->disconnect,'Disconnect');