diff --git a/test/dct16x16_test.cc b/test/dct16x16_test.cc
index 20b1c8fbd792b0eec466712e73dbb6d9cc8de68f..92976e14ccccd45431c546822023316b16755dde 100644
--- a/test/dct16x16_test.cc
+++ b/test/dct16x16_test.cc
@@ -272,10 +272,18 @@ void fdct16x16_ref(const int16_t *in, int16_t *out, int stride, int tx_type) {
   vp9_fdct16x16_c(in, out, stride);
 }
 
+void idct16x16_ref(const int16_t *in, uint8_t *dest, int stride, int tx_type) {
+  vp9_idct16x16_256_add_c(in, dest, stride);
+}
+
 void fht16x16_ref(const int16_t *in, int16_t *out, int stride, int tx_type) {
   vp9_fht16x16_c(in, out, stride, tx_type);
 }
 
+void iht16x16_ref(const int16_t *in, uint8_t *dest, int stride, int tx_type) {
+  vp9_iht16x16_256_add_c(in, dest, stride, tx_type);
+}
+
 class Trans16x16TestBase {
  public:
   virtual ~Trans16x16TestBase() {}
@@ -378,6 +386,47 @@ class Trans16x16TestBase {
     }
   }
 
+  void RunQuantCheck(int dc_thred, int ac_thred) {
+    ACMRandom rnd(ACMRandom::DeterministicSeed());
+    const int count_test_block = 1000;
+    DECLARE_ALIGNED_ARRAY(16, int16_t, input_block, kNumCoeffs);
+    DECLARE_ALIGNED_ARRAY(16, int16_t, input_extreme_block, kNumCoeffs);
+    DECLARE_ALIGNED_ARRAY(16, int16_t, output_ref_block, kNumCoeffs);
+
+    DECLARE_ALIGNED_ARRAY(16, uint8_t, dst, kNumCoeffs);
+    DECLARE_ALIGNED_ARRAY(16, uint8_t, ref, kNumCoeffs);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < count_test_block; ++i) {
+      // Initialize a test block with input range [-255, 255].
+      for (int j = 0; j < kNumCoeffs; ++j) {
+        input_block[j] = rnd.Rand8() - rnd.Rand8();
+        input_extreme_block[j] = rnd.Rand8() % 2 ? 255 : -255;
+      }
+      if (i == 0)
+        for (int j = 0; j < kNumCoeffs; ++j)
+          input_extreme_block[j] = 255;
+      if (i == 1)
+        for (int j = 0; j < kNumCoeffs; ++j)
+          input_extreme_block[j] = -255;
+
+      fwd_txfm_ref(input_extreme_block, output_ref_block, pitch_, tx_type_);
+
+      // clear reconstructed pixel buffers
+      vpx_memset(dst, 0, kNumCoeffs * sizeof(uint8_t));
+      vpx_memset(ref, 0, kNumCoeffs * sizeof(uint8_t));
+
+      // quantization with maximum allowed step sizes
+      output_ref_block[0] = (output_ref_block[0] / dc_thred) * dc_thred;
+      for (int j = 1; j < kNumCoeffs; ++j)
+        output_ref_block[j] = (output_ref_block[j] / ac_thred) * ac_thred;
+      inv_txfm_ref(output_ref_block, ref, pitch_, tx_type_);
+      REGISTER_STATE_CHECK(RunInvTxfm(output_ref_block, dst, pitch_));
+
+      for (int j = 0; j < kNumCoeffs; ++j)
+        EXPECT_EQ(ref[j], dst[j]);
+    }
+  }
+
   void RunInvAccuracyCheck() {
     ACMRandom rnd(ACMRandom::DeterministicSeed());
     const int count_test_block = 1000;
@@ -414,6 +463,7 @@ class Trans16x16TestBase {
   int pitch_;
   int tx_type_;
   fht_t fwd_txfm_ref;
+  iht_t inv_txfm_ref;
 };
 
 class Trans16x16DCT
@@ -428,6 +478,7 @@ class Trans16x16DCT
     tx_type_  = GET_PARAM(2);
     pitch_    = 16;
     fwd_txfm_ref = fdct16x16_ref;
+    inv_txfm_ref = idct16x16_ref;
   }
   virtual void TearDown() { libvpx_test::ClearSystemState(); }
 
@@ -455,6 +506,12 @@ TEST_P(Trans16x16DCT, MemCheck) {
   RunMemCheck();
 }
 
+TEST_P(Trans16x16DCT, QuantCheck) {
+  // Use maximally allowed quantization step sizes for DC and AC
+  // coefficients respectively.
+  RunQuantCheck(1336, 1828);
+}
+
 TEST_P(Trans16x16DCT, InvAccuracyCheck) {
   RunInvAccuracyCheck();
 }
@@ -471,6 +528,7 @@ class Trans16x16HT
     tx_type_  = GET_PARAM(2);
     pitch_    = 16;
     fwd_txfm_ref = fht16x16_ref;
+    inv_txfm_ref = iht16x16_ref;
   }
   virtual void TearDown() { libvpx_test::ClearSystemState(); }
 
@@ -498,6 +556,12 @@ TEST_P(Trans16x16HT, MemCheck) {
   RunMemCheck();
 }
 
+TEST_P(Trans16x16HT, QuantCheck) {
+  // The encoder skips any non-DC intra prediction modes,
+  // when the quantization step size goes beyond 988.
+  RunQuantCheck(549, 988);
+}
+
 using std::tr1::make_tuple;
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(