diff --git a/res/cases/v1/accumulate_u8.wasm b/res/cases/v1/accumulate_u8.wasm
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diff --git a/res/cases/v1/accumulate_u8.wast b/res/cases/v1/accumulate_u8.wast
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/res/cases/v1/accumulate_u8.wast
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+;; /// @file accumulate_u8.cpp
+;; #include <emscripten.h> // macro EMSCRIPTEN_KEEPALIVE
+;; #include <stdint.h>
+;; #include <vector>
+;; #include <numeric>
+;; extern "C" {
+;; int32_t EMSCRIPTEN_KEEPALIVE accumulate_u8(const int32_t arlen, const uint8_t *ar) {
+;;    int32_t arsum = 0;
+;;    for (int32_t i=0; i<arlen; ++i)
+;; 	arsum += (int32_t) ar[i];
+;;    return arsum;
+;; }
+;; } // extern "C"
+(module
+ (type $0 (func (param i32 i32) (result i32)))
+ (type $1 (func))
+ (import "env" "memoryBase" (global $import$0 i32))
+ (import "env" "memory" (memory $0 256))
+ (import "env" "table" (table 0 anyfunc))
+ (import "env" "tableBase" (global $import$3 i32))
+ (global $global$0 (mut i32) (i32.const 0))
+ (global $global$1 (mut i32) (i32.const 0))
+ (export "__post_instantiate" (func $2))
+ (export "_accumulate_u8" (func $0))
+ (func $0 (type $0) (param $var$0 i32) (param $var$1 i32) (result i32)
+  (local $var$2 i32)
+  (local $var$3 i32)
+  (block $label$0 (result i32)
+   (if
+    (i32.gt_s
+     (get_local $var$0)
+     (i32.const 0)
+    )
+    (block $label$1
+     (set_local $var$2
+      (i32.const 0)
+     )
+     (set_local $var$3
+      (i32.const 0)
+     )
+    )
+    (block $label$2
+     (return
+      (i32.const 0)
+     )
+    )
+   )
+   (loop $label$3
+    (set_local $var$3
+     (i32.add
+      (i32.load8_u
+       (i32.add
+        (get_local $var$1)
+        (get_local $var$2)
+       )
+      )
+      (get_local $var$3)
+     )
+    )
+    (br_if $label$3
+     (i32.ne
+      (tee_local $var$2
+       (i32.add
+        (get_local $var$2)
+        (i32.const 1)
+       )
+      )
+      (get_local $var$0)
+     )
+    )
+   )
+   (get_local $var$3)
+  )
+ )
+ (func $1 (type $1)
+  (nop)
+ )
+ (func $2 (type $1)
+  (block $label$0
+   (set_global $global$0
+    (get_global $import$0)
+   )
+   (set_global $global$1
+    (i32.add
+     (get_global $global$0)
+     (i32.const 5242880)
+    )
+   )
+   (call $1)
+  )
+ )
+ ;; custom section "dylink", size 5
+)
+
diff --git a/src/interpreter/tests/wasm.rs b/src/interpreter/tests/wasm.rs
index 6fe9a31..e79a483 100644
--- a/src/interpreter/tests/wasm.rs
+++ b/src/interpreter/tests/wasm.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 use elements::deserialize_file;
 use elements::Module;
 use interpreter::{EnvParams, ExecutionParams, DefaultProgramInstance};
-use interpreter::module::ModuleInstanceInterface;
 use interpreter::value::RuntimeValue;
-
-// Name of function contained in WASM file (note the leading underline)
-const FUNCTION_NAME: &'static str = "_inc_i32";
-
-// The WASM file containing the module and function
-const WASM_FILE: &str = &"res/cases/v1/inc_i32.wasm";
+use interpreter::module::{ModuleInstanceInterface, ItemIndex};
 
 #[test]
 fn interpreter_inc_i32() {
-    let program = DefaultProgramInstance::with_env_params(EnvParams {
+    // Name of function contained in WASM file (note the leading underline)
+    const FUNCTION_NAME: &'static str = "_inc_i32";
+    // The WASM file containing the module and function
+    const WASM_FILE: &str = &"res/cases/v1/inc_i32.wasm";
+
+    let program = DefaultProgramInstance::with_env_params(
+        EnvParams {
         total_stack: 128 * 1024,
         total_memory: 2 * 1024 * 1024,
         allow_memory_growth: false,
@@ -25,11 +25,62 @@ fn interpreter_inc_i32() {
     let args = vec![RuntimeValue::I32(i32_val)];
     let exp_retval = Some(RuntimeValue::I32(i32_val + 1));
     let execution_params = ExecutionParams::from(args);
-    let module = program
-        .add_module("main", module, None)
+
+    let module_result = program
+        .add_module("main", module, None);
+
+    let module = module_result
         .expect("Failed to initialize module");
+
     let retval = module
         .execute_export(FUNCTION_NAME, execution_params)
         .expect("");
     assert_eq!(exp_retval, retval);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn interpreter_accumulate_u8() {
+    // Name of function contained in WASM file (note the leading underline)
+    const FUNCTION_NAME: &'static str = "_accumulate_u8";
+    // The WASM file containing the module and function
+    const WASM_FILE: &str = &"res/cases/v1/accumulate_u8.wasm";
+    // The octet sequence being accumulated
+    const BUF : &[u8] = & [9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1];
+
+    // Declare the memory limits of the runtime-environment
+    let program = DefaultProgramInstance::with_env_params(EnvParams {
+        total_stack: 128 * 1024,
+        total_memory: 2 * 1024 * 1024,
+        allow_memory_growth: false,
+    }).expect("Failed to instanciate program");
+
+    // Load the module-structure from wasm-file and add to program
+    let module: Module =
+        deserialize_file(WASM_FILE).expect("Failed to deserialize module from buffer");
+    let module = program
+        .add_module("main", module, None)
+        .expect("Failed to initialize module");
+
+    // => env module is created
+    let env_instance = program.module("env").unwrap();
+    // => linear memory is created
+    let env_memory = env_instance.memory(ItemIndex::Internal(0)).unwrap();
+
+    // Place the octet-sequence at index 0 in linear memory
+    let offset : u32 = 0;
+    let _ = env_memory.set(offset, BUF);
+
+    // Set up the function argument list and invoke the function
+    let args = vec![RuntimeValue::I32(BUF.len() as i32), RuntimeValue::I32(offset as i32)];
+    let execution_params = ExecutionParams::from(args);
+    let retval = module
+        .execute_export(FUNCTION_NAME, execution_params)
+        .expect("");
+
+    // For verification, repeat accumulation using native code
+    let accu = BUF.into_iter().fold(0 as i32, |a, b| a as i32 + *b as i32);
+    let exp_retval: Option<RuntimeValue> = Some(RuntimeValue::I32(accu));
+
+    // Verify calculation from WebAssembly runtime is identical to expected result
+    assert_eq!(exp_retval, retval);
+}