diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/CMakeLists.txt b/maxscale-system-test/CMakeLists.txt
index 60fdd9a11..9d1bc4216 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1027,6 +1027,10 @@ add_test_executable(mxs1949_warn_user_injection.cpp mxs1949_warn_user_injection
 # https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MXS-1958
 add_test_executable(mxs1958_insert_priv.cpp mxs1958_insert_priv replication LABELS REPL_BACKEND)
 
+# MXS-1849: Table family sharding router
+# https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MXS-1849
+add_test_executable(mxs1849_table_sharding.cpp mxs1849_table_sharding mxs1849_table_sharding LABELS schemarouter BREAKS_REPL)
+
 configure_file(templates.h.in templates.h @ONLY)
 
 include(CTest)
diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mxs1849_table_sharding b/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mxs1849_table_sharding
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..30b9659ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mxs1849_table_sharding
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+[maxscale]
+threads=###threads###
+log_warning=1
+
+[MySQL Monitor]
+type=monitor
+module=mysqlmon
+servers=server1,server2,server3,server4
+user=maxskysql
+passwd=skysql
+
+[Sharding router]
+type=service
+router=schemarouter
+servers=server1,server2,server3,server4
+user=maxskysql
+passwd=skysql
+auth_all_servers=1
+
+[Sharding Listener]
+type=listener
+service=Sharding router
+protocol=MySQLClient
+port=4006
+
+[CLI]
+type=service
+router=cli
+
+[CLI Listener]
+type=listener
+service=CLI
+protocol=maxscaled
+socket=default
+
+[server1]
+type=server
+address=###node_server_IP_1###
+port=###node_server_port_1###
+protocol=MySQLBackend
+
+[server2]
+type=server
+address=###node_server_IP_2###
+port=###node_server_port_2###
+protocol=MySQLBackend
+
+[server3]
+type=server
+address=###node_server_IP_3###
+port=###node_server_port_3###
+protocol=MySQLBackend
+
+[server4]
+type=server
+address=###node_server_IP_4###
+port=###node_server_port_4###
+protocol=MySQLBackend
diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/mxs1849_table_sharding.cpp b/maxscale-system-test/mxs1849_table_sharding.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a4992a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/mxs1849_table_sharding.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/**
+ * MXS-1849: Table family sharding router test
+ *
+ * https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MXS-1849
+ */
+
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include "testconnections.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    TestConnections test(argc, argv);
+    test.set_timeout(30);
+    test.repl->execute_query_all_nodes("STOP SLAVE");
+    test.repl->execute_query_all_nodes("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS shard_db");
+    test.repl->execute_query_all_nodes("CREATE DATABASE shard_db");
+    MYSQL* conn;
+    for (int i = 0; i < test.repl->N; i++)
+    {
+        conn = open_conn_db(test.repl->port[i], test.repl->IP[i], "shard_db",
+                            test.repl->user_name, test.repl->password, test.ssl);
+        execute_query(conn, "CREATE TABLE table%d (x1 int, fl int)", i);
+        mysql_close(conn);
+    }
+
+    conn = test.maxscales->open_rwsplit_connection(0);
+    // Check that queries are routed to the right shards
+    for (int i = 0; i < test.repl->N; i++)
+    {
+        test.add_result(execute_query(conn, "SELECT * FROM shard_db.table%d", i), "Query should succeed.");
+    }
+
+    mysql_close(conn);
+    test.stop_timeout();
+    // Cleanup
+    test.repl->execute_query_all_nodes("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS shard_db");
+    test.repl->execute_query_all_nodes("START SLAVE");
+    sleep(1);
+    test.repl->fix_replication();
+    return test.global_result;
+}