diff --git a/test/qa-tests/jstests/restore/24_to_28.js b/test/qa-tests/jstests/restore/24_to_28.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b29294ed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/qa-tests/jstests/restore/24_to_28.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+(function() {
+
+    // Tests using mongorestore to restore a dump from a 2.4 mongod to a 2.8 mongod.
+
+    jsTest.log('Testing running mongorestore restoring data from a 2.4 mongod to'+
+            ' a 2.8 mongod');
+
+    var toolTest = new ToolTest('24_to_28', { binVersion: '2.4' });
+    toolTest.startDB('foo');
+
+    // where we'll put the dump
+    var dumpTarget = '24_to_28_dump';
+
+    // the db and collection we'll be using
+    var testDB = toolTest.db.getSiblingDB('test');
+    var testColl = testDB.coll;
+
+    // insert some documents
+    for (var i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
+        testColl.insert({ _id: i });
+    }
+    // sanity check the insert worked
+    assert.eq(50, testColl.count());
+
+    // dump the data 
+    var ret = toolTest.runTool('dump', '--out', dumpTarget);
+    assert.eq(0, ret);
+
+    // drop the database
+    testDB.dropDatabase();
+
+    // restart the mongod as a 2.8
+    stopMongod(toolTest.port);
+    toolTest.m = null;
+    toolTest.db = null;
+    delete toolTest.options.binVersion;
+    toolTest.startDB('foo');
+
+    // refresh the db and coll reference
+    testDB = toolTest.db.getSiblingDB('test');
+    testColl = testDB.coll;
+
+    // restore the data
+    ret = toolTest.runTool('restore', dumpTarget);
+    assert.eq(0, ret);
+
+    // make sure the data was restored
+    assert.eq(50, testColl.count());
+    for (var i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
+        assert.eq(1, testColl.count({ _id: i })); 
+    }
+
+    // success
+    toolTest.stop();
+
+}());
diff --git a/test/qa-tests/jstests/restore/26_to_28.js b/test/qa-tests/jstests/restore/26_to_28.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bed4ca0e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/qa-tests/jstests/restore/26_to_28.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+(function() {
+
+    // Tests using mongorestore to restore a dump from a 2.6 mongod to a 2.8 mongod.
+
+    jsTest.log('Testing running mongorestore restoring data from a 2.6 mongod to'+
+            ' a 2.8 mongod');
+
+    var toolTest = new ToolTest('26_to_28', { binVersion: '2.6' });
+    toolTest.startDB('foo');
+
+    // where we'll put the dump
+    var dumpTarget = '26_to_28_dump';
+
+    // the db and collection we'll be using
+    var testDB = toolTest.db.getSiblingDB('test');
+    var testColl = testDB.coll;
+
+    // insert some documents
+    for (var i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
+        testColl.insert({ _id: i });
+    }
+    // sanity check the insert worked
+    assert.eq(50, testColl.count());
+
+    // dump the data 
+    var ret = toolTest.runTool('dump', '--out', dumpTarget);
+    assert.eq(0, ret);
+
+    // drop the database
+    testDB.dropDatabase();
+
+    // restart the mongod as a 2.8
+    stopMongod(toolTest.port);
+    toolTest.m = null;
+    toolTest.db = null;
+    delete toolTest.options.binVersion;
+    toolTest.startDB('foo');
+
+    // refresh the db and coll reference
+    testDB = toolTest.db.getSiblingDB('test');
+    testColl = testDB.coll;
+
+    // restore the data
+    ret = toolTest.runTool('restore', dumpTarget);
+    assert.eq(0, ret);
+
+    // make sure the data was restored
+    assert.eq(50, testColl.count());
+    for (var i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
+        assert.eq(1, testColl.count({ _id: i })); 
+    }
+
+    // success
+    toolTest.stop();
+
+}());
diff --git a/test/qa-tests/jstests/restore/28_to_26.js b/test/qa-tests/jstests/restore/28_to_26.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f2e962ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/qa-tests/jstests/restore/28_to_26.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+(function() {
+
+    // Tests using mongorestore to restore a dump from a 2.8 mongod to a 2.6 mongod.
+    
+    jsTest.log('Testing running mongorestore restoring data from a 2.8 mongod to'+
+            ' a 2.6 mongod');
+
+    var toolTest = new ToolTest('28_to_26');
+    toolTest.startDB('foo');
+
+    // where we'll put the dump
+    var dumpTarget = '28_to_26_dump';
+
+    // the db and collection we'll be using
+    var testDB = toolTest.db.getSiblingDB('test');
+    var testColl = testDB.coll;
+
+    // insert some documents
+    for (var i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
+        testColl.insert({ _id: i });
+    }
+    // sanity check the insert worked
+    assert.eq(50, testColl.count());
+
+    // dump the data 
+    var ret = toolTest.runTool('dump', '--out', dumpTarget);
+    assert.eq(0, ret);
+
+    // drop the database
+    testDB.dropDatabase();
+
+    // restart the mongod as a 2.6
+    stopMongod(toolTest.port);
+    toolTest.m = null;
+    toolTest.db = null;
+    toolTest.options = toolTest.options || {};
+    toolTest.options.binVersion = '2.6';
+    toolTest.startDB('foo');
+
+    // refresh the db and coll reference
+    testDB = toolTest.db.getSiblingDB('test');
+    testColl = testDB.coll;
+
+    // restore the data
+    ret = toolTest.runTool('restore', dumpTarget);
+    assert.eq(0, ret);
+
+    // make sure the data was restored
+    assert.eq(50, testColl.count());
+    for (var i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
+        assert.eq(1, testColl.count({ _id: i })); 
+    }
+
+    // success
+    toolTest.stop();
+}());