--- /dev/null
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+test_description='notmuch show --format=raw'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+add_message
+add_message
+
+test_begin_subtest "Attempt to show multiple raw messages"
+output=$(notmuch show --format=raw "*" 2>&1)
+test_expect_equal "$output" "Error: search term did not match precisely one message."
+
+test_begin_subtest "Show a raw message"
+output=$(notmuch show --format=raw id:msg-001@notmuch-test-suite | notmuch_date_sanitize)
+test_expect_equal "$output" "From: Notmuch Test Suite <test_suite@notmuchmail.org>
+To: Notmuch Test Suite <test_suite@notmuchmail.org>
+Message-Id: <msg-001@notmuch-test-suite>
+Subject: Test message #1
+Date: GENERATED_DATE
+
+This is just a test message (#1)"
+
+test_begin_subtest "Show another raw message"
+output=$(notmuch show --format=raw id:msg-002@notmuch-test-suite | notmuch_date_sanitize)
+test_expect_equal "$output" "From: Notmuch Test Suite <test_suite@notmuchmail.org>
+To: Notmuch Test Suite <test_suite@notmuchmail.org>
+Message-Id: <msg-002@notmuch-test-suite>
+Subject: Test message #2
+Date: GENERATED_DATE
+
+This is just a test message (#2)"
+
+test_done