diff --git a/source/test/core.test.settings b/source/test/core.test.settings
index 75c83b2efab..2579747db2c 100644
--- a/source/test/core.test.settings
+++ b/source/test/core.test.settings
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ sources = {
 		"ScoreFunction",
 		"ScoreFunctionFactory",
 		"ScoreTest",
+		"ScoreFunction_consistency",
 		"SplitUnfoldedTwoBodyPotential",
 		"SurfacePotential",
 		"SymmB3G",
diff --git a/source/test/core/scoring/ScoreFunction_consistency.cxxtest.hh b/source/test/core/scoring/ScoreFunction_consistency.cxxtest.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b9f91ea7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/test/core/scoring/ScoreFunction_consistency.cxxtest.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+// -*- mode:c++;tab-width:2;indent-tabs-mode:t;show-trailing-whitespace:t;rm-trailing-spaces:t -*-
+// vi: set ts=2 noet:
+//
+// (c) Copyright Rosetta Commons Member Institutions.
+// (c) This file is part of the Rosetta software suite and is made available under license.
+// (c) The Rosetta software is developed by the contributing members of the Rosetta Commons.
+// (c) For more information, see http://www.rosettacommons.org. Questions about this can be
+// (c) addressed to University of Washington CoMotion, email: license@uw.edu.
+
+/// @file   core/scoring/ScoreFunction_consistency.cxxtest.hh
+/// @brief  unit tests for scorefunction consistency issues.
+/// @author Rocco Moretti (rmorettiase@gmail.com)
+
+// Test headers
+#include <cxxtest/TestSuite.h>
+#include <test/util/pose_funcs.hh>
+#include <test/core/init_util.hh>
+
+// Unit headers
+#include <core/scoring/ScoreFunction.hh>
+#include <core/scoring/ScoreFunctionFactory.hh>
+#include <core/scoring/Energies.hh>
+#include <core/pose/Pose.hh>
+#include <core/pose/PDBInfo.hh>
+#include <core/pose/annotated_sequence.hh>
+#include <core/conformation/Residue.hh>
+#include <core/conformation/Conformation.hh>
+#include <core/types.hh>
+
+#include <core/kinematics/MoveMap.hh>
+#include <protocols/minimization_packing/MinMover.hh>
+
+// Package headers
+#include <utility/vector1.hh>
+#include <utility/excn/Exceptions.hh>
+#include <basic/Tracer.hh>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+static basic::Tracer TR("core.scoring.ScoreFunction.cxxtest");
+
+// using declarations
+using namespace core;
+using namespace scoring;
+
+class ScoreFunctionConsistency_beta_nov16 : public CxxTest::TestSuite {
+
+public:
+	typedef utility::keys::VariantKey< utility::options::OptionKey > VariantOptionKey;
+
+	void setUp() {
+		core_init_with_additional_options("-beta_nov16");
+	}
+
+	void tearDown() {}
+
+	core::pose::PoseOP
+	extended_pose_from_sequence(std::string const & seq) {
+		core::pose::PoseOP pose = utility::pointer::make_shared< core::pose::Pose >();
+		core::pose::make_pose_from_sequence(*pose,seq,"fa_standard",true);
+
+		for ( core::Size ii(1); ii <= pose->total_residue(); ++ii ) {
+			auto const & res = pose->residue(ii);
+			if ( !res.is_protein() || res.is_peptoid() || res.is_carbohydrate() ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			pose->set_phi(ii, 180);
+			pose->set_psi(ii, 180);
+			pose->set_omega(ii, 180);
+		}
+		return pose;
+	}
+
+	void test_cloning_energy_graph() {
+		core::Real const DELTA = 1e-5;
+		core::scoring::ScoreFunctionOP scorefxn = core::scoring::get_score_function();
+
+		core::kinematics::MoveMapOP mm( new core::kinematics::MoveMap() );
+		mm->set_chi(true);
+		mm->set_bb(true);
+
+		protocols::minimization_packing::MinMover min(mm, scorefxn, "lbfgs_armijo_nonmonotone", 0.0001, true);
+		min.max_iter(3000);
+
+		core::pose::PoseOP pose_no_prescore = extended_pose_from_sequence("THISISMYTESTSTRCT");
+		core::pose::PoseOP pose_prescore = extended_pose_from_sequence("THISISMYTESTSTRCT");
+
+		core::Real prescore_value = (*scorefxn)(*pose_prescore);
+
+		core::pose::PoseOP pose_np_cloned = pose_no_prescore->clone();
+		core::pose::PoseOP pose_np_cleared = pose_no_prescore->clone();
+		core::pose::PoseOP pose_p_cloned = pose_prescore->clone();
+		core::pose::PoseOP pose_p_cleared = pose_prescore->clone();
+
+		// Clearing the energies is a stand-in for deleting and then re-adding all the energy graph edges.
+		pose_np_cleared->energies().clear_energies();
+		pose_p_cleared->energies().clear_energies();
+
+		TR << "Min No Prescore Cloned" << std::endl;
+		min.apply(*pose_np_cloned);
+		TR << "Min No Prescore Energies Cleared" << std::endl;
+		min.apply(*pose_np_cleared);
+		TR << "Min Prescore Cloned" << std::endl;
+		min.apply(*pose_p_cloned);
+		TR << "Min Prescore Energies Cleared" << std::endl;
+		min.apply(*pose_p_cleared);
+		TR << "Min No Prescore Original" << std::endl;
+		min.apply(*pose_no_prescore);
+		TR << "Min Prescore Original" << std::endl;
+		min.apply(*pose_prescore);
+
+		core::Real np_score = (*scorefxn)(*pose_no_prescore);
+		core::Real p_score = (*scorefxn)(*pose_prescore);
+		core::Real np_score_cloned = (*scorefxn)(*pose_np_cloned);
+		core::Real p_score_cloned = (*scorefxn)(*pose_p_cloned);
+		core::Real np_score_cleared = (*scorefxn)(*pose_np_cleared);
+		core::Real p_score_cleared = (*scorefxn)(*pose_p_cleared);
+
+		TS_ASSERT( p_score <= prescore_value );
+		TS_ASSERT_DELTA( p_score, np_score, DELTA );
+		TS_ASSERT_DELTA( p_score, np_score_cloned, DELTA );
+		TS_ASSERT_DELTA( p_score, p_score_cloned , DELTA); // FAILING!! found (1406.4066 != 25.1176)
+		TS_ASSERT_DELTA( p_score, np_score_cleared, DELTA );
+		TS_ASSERT_DELTA( p_score, p_score_cleared , DELTA);
+
+	}
+
+};