diff --git a/t/chainlint/cuddled-if-then-else.expect b/t/chainlint/cuddled-if-then-else.expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab2a026fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/chainlint/cuddled-if-then-else.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+(
+if test -z ""; then
+    echo empty
+ else
+    echo bizzy
+> fi) &&
+echo foobar
diff --git a/t/chainlint/cuddled-if-then-else.test b/t/chainlint/cuddled-if-then-else.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eed774a9d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/chainlint/cuddled-if-then-else.test
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# LINT: 'if' cuddled with "(" and ")"; indented with spaces, not tabs
+(if test -z ""; then
+    echo empty
+ else
+    echo bizzy
+ fi) &&
+echo foobar
diff --git a/t/chainlint/cuddled-loop.expect b/t/chainlint/cuddled-loop.expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c0260d7f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/chainlint/cuddled-loop.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(
+ while read x
+  do foobar bop || exit 1
+>  done <file ) &&
+outside subshell
diff --git a/t/chainlint/cuddled-loop.test b/t/chainlint/cuddled-loop.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a841d781f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/chainlint/cuddled-loop.test
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# LINT: 'while' loop cuddled with "(" and ")", with embedded (allowed)
+# LINT: "|| exit {n}" to exit loop early, and using redirection "<" to feed
+# LINT: loop; indented with spaces, not tabs
+( while read x
+  do foobar bop || exit 1
+  done <file ) &&
+outside subshell
diff --git a/t/chainlint/cuddled.expect b/t/chainlint/cuddled.expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b506d46221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/chainlint/cuddled.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+(
+cd foo &&
+	bar
+>) &&
+
+(
+?!AMP?!cd foo
+	bar
+>) &&
+
+(
+	cd foo &&
+>	bar) &&
+
+(
+cd foo &&
+>	bar) &&
+
+(
+?!AMP?!cd foo
+>	bar)
diff --git a/t/chainlint/cuddled.test b/t/chainlint/cuddled.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0499fa4180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/chainlint/cuddled.test
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# LINT: first subshell statement cuddled with opening "("; for implementation
+# LINT: simplicity, "(..." is split into two lines, "(" and "..."
+(cd foo &&
+	bar
+) &&
+
+# LINT: same with missing "&&"
+(cd foo
+	bar
+) &&
+
+# LINT: closing ")" cuddled with final subshell statement
+(
+	cd foo &&
+	bar) &&
+
+# LINT: "(" and ")" cuddled with first and final subshell statements
+(cd foo &&
+	bar) &&
+
+# LINT: same with missing "&&"
+(cd foo
+	bar)