diff --git a/dlls/dmloader/tests/loader.c b/dlls/dmloader/tests/loader.c
index 18e86e426c8..ea5edca1012 100644
--- a/dlls/dmloader/tests/loader.c
+++ b/dlls/dmloader/tests/loader.c
@@ -22,23 +22,20 @@
 #include "dmusici.h"
 #include "wine/test.h"
 
+static unsigned char mp3file[] = "\xFF\xFB\x92\x04"; /* MP3 header */
+static unsigned char rifffile[8+4+8+16+8+256] = "RIFF\x24\x01\x00\x00WAVE" /* header: 4 ("WAVE") + (8 + 16) (format segment) + (8 + 256) (data segment) = 0x124 */
+        "fmt \x10\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x20\x00\xAC\x44\x00\x00\x10\xB1\x02\x00\x04\x00\x10\x00" /* format segment: PCM, 2 chan, 44100 Hz, 16 bits */
+        "data\x00\x01\x00\x00"; /* 256 byte data segment (silence) */
+
 static void test_release_object(void)
 {
     HRESULT hr;
     IDirectMusicLoader8* loader = NULL;
 
-    hr = CoInitialize(NULL);
-    if ( FAILED(hr) )
-    {
-        skip("CoInitialize failed.\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
     hr = CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_DirectMusicLoader, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC, &IID_IDirectMusicLoader8, (void**)&loader);
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
     {
         skip("CoCreateInstance failed.\n");
-        CoUninitialize();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -46,10 +43,88 @@ static void test_release_object(void)
     ok(hr == E_POINTER, "Expected E_POINTER, received %#x\n", hr);
 
     IDirectMusicLoader_Release(loader);
-    CoUninitialize();
+}
+
+static void test_simple_playing(void)
+{
+    IDirectMusic *music = NULL;
+    IDirectMusicLoader8 *loader;
+    IDirectMusicPerformance8 *perf;
+    IDirectMusicAudioPath8 *path = NULL;
+    IDirectMusicSegment8 *segment = NULL;
+    IDirectMusicSegmentState *state = NULL;
+    IDirectSound *dsound = NULL;
+    DMUS_OBJECTDESC desc = {0};
+    HRESULT hr;
+
+    hr = CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_DirectMusicPerformance, NULL,
+            CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, &IID_IDirectMusicPerformance8,
+            (void**)&perf);
+    if ( FAILED(hr) )
+    {
+        skip("CoCreateInstance failed.\n");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    hr = CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_DirectMusicLoader, NULL,
+            CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, &IID_IDirectMusicLoader8,
+            (void**)&loader);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "Couldn't create Loader %08x\n", hr);
+
+    hr = IDirectMusicPerformance8_InitAudio(perf, &music, &dsound, NULL,
+            DMUS_APATH_DYNAMIC_STEREO, 64, DMUS_AUDIOF_ALL, NULL);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "InitAudio failed: %08x\n", hr);
+    ok(music != NULL, "Didn't get IDirectMusic pointer\n");
+    ok(dsound != NULL, "Didn't get IDirectSound pointer\n");
+
+    hr = IDirectMusicPerformance8_CreateStandardAudioPath(perf,
+            DMUS_APATH_DYNAMIC_STEREO, 64, TRUE, &path);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "CreateStandardAudioPath failed: %08x\n", hr);
+    ok(path != NULL, "Didn't get IDirectMusicAudioPath pointer\n");
+
+    desc.dwSize = sizeof(DMUS_OBJECTDESC);
+    desc.dwValidData = DMUS_OBJ_CLASS | DMUS_OBJ_MEMORY;
+    desc.guidClass = CLSID_DirectMusicSegment;
+    desc.pbMemData = mp3file;
+    desc.llMemLength = sizeof(mp3file);
+    hr = IDirectMusicLoader8_GetObject(loader, &desc, &IID_IDirectMusicSegment8,
+            (void**)&segment);
+    ok(hr == DMUS_E_UNSUPPORTED_STREAM, "GetObject gave wrong error: %08x\n", hr);
+    ok(segment == NULL, "Didn't get NULL IDirectMusicSegment pointer\n");
+
+    desc.pbMemData = rifffile;
+    desc.llMemLength = sizeof(rifffile);
+    hr = IDirectMusicLoader8_GetObject(loader, &desc, &IID_IDirectMusicSegment8,
+            (void**)&segment);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "GetObject failed: %08x\n", hr);
+    ok(segment != NULL, "Didn't get IDirectMusicSegment pointer\n");
+
+    hr = IDirectMusicSegment8_Download(segment, (IUnknown*)path);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "Download failed: %08x\n", hr);
+
+    hr = IDirectMusicSegment8_SetRepeats(segment, 1);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "SetRepeats failed: %08x\n", hr);
+
+    hr = IDirectMusicPerformance8_PlaySegmentEx(perf, (IUnknown*)segment,
+            NULL, NULL, DMUS_SEGF_SECONDARY, 0, &state, NULL, (IUnknown*)path);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "PlaySegmentEx failed: %08x\n", hr);
+    ok(state != NULL, "Didn't get IDirectMusicSegmentState pointer\n");
+
+    hr = IDirectMusicPerformance8_CloseDown(perf);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "CloseDown failed: %08x\n", hr);
+
+    IDirectSound_Release(dsound);
+    IDirectMusicSegmentState_Release(state);
+    IDirectMusicSegment8_Release(segment);
+    IDirectMusic_Release(music);
+    IDirectMusicPerformance8_Release(perf);
+    IDirectMusicLoader8_Release(loader);
 }
 
 START_TEST(loader)
 {
+    CoInitialize(NULL);
     test_release_object();
+    test_simple_playing();
+    CoUninitialize();
 }