diff --git a/python/PRConfig/TestFileDB.py b/python/PRConfig/TestFileDB.py
index 8bf07904b50df1358d93481ac68791cee0b34bd3..74e585d49a699f298ac1d618349e3ae83fe5d153 100644
--- a/python/PRConfig/TestFileDB.py
+++ b/python/PRConfig/TestFileDB.py
@@ -13112,3 +13112,23 @@ testfiles(
     },
     comment='Example data file, used for phoenix event display testing.',
     test_file_db=test_file_db)
+
+testfiles(
+    myname='mdfreadingexample',
+    filenames=[
+        "mdf:root://eoslhcb.cern.ch//eos/lhcb/cern-swtest/lhcb/swtest/mdfreadingexample/1k-compressed.mdf",
+        "mdf:root://eoslhcb.cern.ch//eos/lhcb/cern-swtest/lhcb/swtest/mdfreadingexample/1k-uncompressed.mdf",
+    ],
+    qualifiers={
+        'Author': 'jonrob',
+        'Format': 'MDF',
+        'DataType': 'Upgrade',
+        'Date': '2023-08-01',
+        'Simulation': False,
+        "DDDB": "master",
+        "CondDB": "master",
+        "GeometryVersion": "trunk",
+        "ConditionsVersion": "master"
+    },
+    comment='2022 raw data to be used for testing IOAlg/IOSvc*',
+    test_file_db=test_file_db)