diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
index 274842247..321f38990 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use std::fs as std_fs;
 use std::thread::sleep;
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android"))]
 use std::time::Duration;
+use uucore::display::Quotable;
 
 static TEST_EXISTING_FILE: &str = "existing_file.txt";
 static TEST_HELLO_WORLD_SOURCE: &str = "hello_world.txt";
@@ -1752,3 +1753,47 @@ fn test_copy_same_symlink_no_dereference_dangling() {
     at.relative_symlink_file("t", "b");
     ucmd.args(&["-d", "a", "b"]).succeeds();
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[ignore = "issue #3332"]
+fn test_cp_parents_2() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.mkdir_all("a/b");
+    at.touch("a/b/c");
+    at.mkdir("d");
+    ucmd.args(&["--verbose", "-a", "--parents", "a/b/c", "d"])
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is(format!(
+            "{} -> {}\n{} -> {}\n{} -> {}\n",
+            "a",
+            path_concat!("d", "a"),
+            path_concat!("a", "b"),
+            path_concat!("d", "a", "b"),
+            path_concat!("a", "b", "c").quote(),
+            path_concat!("d", "a", "b", "c").quote()
+        ));
+    assert!(at.file_exists("d/a/b/c"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[ignore = "issue #3332"]
+fn test_cp_parents_2_link() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.mkdir_all("a/b");
+    at.touch("a/b/c");
+    at.mkdir("d");
+    at.relative_symlink_file("b", "a/link");
+    ucmd.args(&["--verbose", "-a", "--parents", "a/link/c", "d"])
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is(format!(
+            "{} -> {}\n{} -> {}\n{} -> {}\n",
+            "a",
+            path_concat!("d", "a"),
+            path_concat!("a", "link"),
+            path_concat!("d", "a", "link"),
+            path_concat!("a", "link", "c").quote(),
+            path_concat!("d", "a", "link", "c").quote()
+        ));
+    assert!(at.dir_exists("d/a/link") && !at.symlink_exists("d/a/link"));
+    assert!(at.file_exists("d/a/link/c"));
+}