diff --git a/test/nginx_system_test.sh b/test/nginx_system_test.sh
index 9d8b99cd6..1632756aa 100644
--- a/test/nginx_system_test.sh
+++ b/test/nginx_system_test.sh
@@ -301,7 +301,9 @@ BEACON_HANDLER="ngx_pagespeed_beacon"
 STATISTICS_URL=http://$PRIMARY_HOSTNAME/ngx_pagespeed_statistics
 
 # An expected failure can be indicated like: "~In-place resource optimization~"
-PAGESPEED_EXPECTED_FAILURES=""
+PAGESPEED_EXPECTED_FAILURES="
+~Cache purging with PageSpeed off in vhost, but on in directory.~
+"
 
 if [ "$POSITION_AUX" = "true" ] ; then
   PAGESPEED_EXPECTED_FAILURES+="
diff --git a/test/pagespeed_test.conf.template b/test/pagespeed_test.conf.template
index ebd8f69b4..dfa5db8bf 100644
--- a/test/pagespeed_test.conf.template
+++ b/test/pagespeed_test.conf.template
@@ -1243,13 +1243,33 @@ http {
     pagespeed EnableCachePurge on;
 
     pagespeed PurgeMethod PURGE;
-    root "@@SERVER_ROOT@@";
+    root "@@SERVER_ROOT@@/mod_pagespeed_test/purge";
     pagespeed FileCachePath "@@FILE_CACHE@@_purge";
     pagespeed DisableFilters add_instrumentation;
     pagespeed RewriteLevel PassThrough;
     pagespeed EnableFilters rewrite_css;
   }
 
+  server {
+    listen @@SECONDARY_PORT@@;
+    listen [::]:@@SECONDARY_PORT@@;
+    server_name psoff-dir-on.example.com;
+
+    # Test purging individual URLs without flushing the entire metadata cache.
+    pagespeed EnableCachePurge on;
+
+    pagespeed PurgeMethod PURGE;
+    root "@@SERVER_ROOT@@/mod_pagespeed_test/purge";
+    pagespeed FileCachePath "@@FILE_CACHE@@_dir_on";
+    pagespeed DisableFilters add_instrumentation;
+    pagespeed RewriteLevel PassThrough;
+    pagespeed EnableFilters rewrite_css;
+    pagespeed off;
+    location / {
+      pagespeed on;
+    }
+  }
+
   server {
     listen @@SECONDARY_PORT@@;
     listen [::]:@@SECONDARY_PORT@@;