diff --git a/tests/rp/src/bin/spi_async.rs b/tests/rp/src/bin/spi_async.rs
index 6c85ef60a..e3fe6e84c 100644
--- a/tests/rp/src/bin/spi_async.rs
+++ b/tests/rp/src/bin/spi_async.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//! Make sure to connect GPIO pins 3 (`PIN_3`) and 4 (`PIN_4`) together
+//! to run this test.
+//!
 #![no_std]
 #![no_main]
 #![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
@@ -18,10 +21,43 @@ async fn main(_spawner: Spawner) {
 
     let mut spi = Spi::new(p.SPI0, clk, mosi, miso, p.DMA_CH0, p.DMA_CH1, Config::default());
 
-    let tx_buf = [1_u8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];
-    let mut rx_buf = [0_u8; 6];
-    spi.transfer(&mut rx_buf, &tx_buf).await.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(rx_buf, tx_buf);
+    // equal rx & tx buffers
+    {
+        let tx_buf = [1_u8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];
+        let mut rx_buf = [0_u8; 6];
+        spi.transfer(&mut rx_buf, &tx_buf).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rx_buf, tx_buf);
+    }
+
+    // tx > rx buffer
+    {
+        let tx_buf = [7_u8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12];
+
+        let mut rx_buf = [0_u8, 3];
+        spi.transfer(&mut rx_buf, &tx_buf).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rx_buf, tx_buf[..3]);
+    }
+
+    // we make sure to that clearing FIFO works after the uneven buffers
+
+    // equal rx & tx buffers
+    {
+        let tx_buf = [13_u8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18];
+        let mut rx_buf = [0_u8; 6];
+        spi.transfer(&mut rx_buf, &tx_buf).await.unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(rx_buf, tx_buf);
+    }
+
+    // rx > tx buffer
+    {
+        let tx_buf = [19_u8, 20, 21];
+        let mut rx_buf = [0_u8; 6];
+        spi.transfer(&mut rx_buf, &tx_buf).await.unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(rx_buf[..3], tx_buf, "only the first 3 TX bytes should have been received in the RX buffer");
+        assert_eq!(rx_buf[3..], [0, 0, 0], "the rest of the RX bytes should be empty");
+    }
 
     info!("Test OK");
     cortex_m::asm::bkpt();