diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/get.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/get.rs
index c5eeea512..bdc44a464 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/get.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/get.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@ use nu_test_support::fs::Stub::FileWithContent;
 use nu_test_support::playground::Playground;
 use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
 
+#[test]
+fn simple_get_record() {
+    let actual = nu!(r#"({foo: 'bar'} | get foo) == "bar""#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "true");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn simple_get_list() {
+    let actual = nu!(r#"([{foo: 'bar'}] | get foo) == [bar]"#);
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "true");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn fetches_a_row() {
     Playground::setup("get_test_1", |dirs, sandbox| {
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index b5f5c2e8a..64ac74f80 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+mod test_cell_path;
 mod test_conditionals;
 mod test_config_path;
 mod test_converters;
diff --git a/src/tests/test_cell_path.rs b/src/tests/test_cell_path.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6837cbd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/test_cell_path.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+use crate::tests::{fail_test, run_test, TestResult};
+
+// Tests for $nothing / null / Value::Nothing
+#[test]
+fn nothing_fails_string() -> TestResult {
+    fail_test("$nothing.foo", "doesn't support cell paths")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn nothing_fails_int() -> TestResult {
+    fail_test("$nothing.3", "Can't access")
+}
+
+// Tests for records
+#[test]
+fn record_single_field_success() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("{foo: 'bar'}.foo == 'bar'", "true")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn record_single_field_failure() -> TestResult {
+    fail_test("{foo: 'bar'}.foobar", "")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn record_int_failure() -> TestResult {
+    fail_test("{foo: 'bar'}.3", "")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn nested_record_field_success() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("{foo: {bar: 'baz'} }.foo.bar == 'baz'", "true")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn nested_record_field_failure() -> TestResult {
+    fail_test("{foo: {bar: 'baz'} }.foo.asdf", "")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn record_with_nested_list_success() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("{foo: [{bar: 'baz'}]}.foo.0.bar == 'baz'", "true")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn record_with_nested_list_int_failure() -> TestResult {
+    fail_test("{foo: [{bar: 'baz'}]}.foo.3.bar", "")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn record_with_nested_list_column_failure() -> TestResult {
+    fail_test("{foo: [{bar: 'baz'}]}.foo.0.asdf", "")
+}
+
+// Tests for lists
+#[test]
+fn list_single_field_success() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("[{foo: 'bar'}].foo.0 == 'bar'", "true")?;
+    // test field access both ways
+    run_test("[{foo: 'bar'}].0.foo == 'bar'", "true")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn list_single_field_failure() -> TestResult {
+    fail_test("[{foo: 'bar'}].asdf", "")
+}
+
+// Test the scenario where the requested column is not present in all rows
+#[test]
+fn jagged_list_access_succeeds() -> TestResult {
+    run_test("[{foo: 'bar'}, {}].foo == ['bar', $nothing]", "true")?;
+    run_test("[{}, {foo: 'bar'}].foo == [$nothing, 'bar']", "true")
+}
+
+// test that accessing a nonexistent row fails
+#[test]
+fn list_row_access_failure() -> TestResult {
+    fail_test("[{foo: 'bar'}, {foo: 'baz'}].2", "")
+}
+
+// regression test for an old bug
+#[test]
+fn do_not_delve_too_deep_in_nested_lists() -> TestResult {
+    fail_test(
+        "[[{foo: bar}]].foo",
+        "did not find anything under this name",
+    )
+}