diff --git a/Lib/ldap/schema/subentry.py b/Lib/ldap/schema/subentry.py
index 1c10d21..4e95151 100644
--- a/Lib/ldap/schema/subentry.py
+++ b/Lib/ldap/schema/subentry.py
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ def urlfetch(uri,trace_level=0):
   is loaded with urllib.
   """
   uri = uri.strip()
-  if uri.startswith('ldap:') or uri.startswith('ldaps:') or uri.startswith('ldapi:'):
+  if uri.startswith(('ldap:', 'ldaps:', 'ldapi:')):
     import ldapurl
     ldap_url = ldapurl.LDAPUrl(uri)
 
diff --git a/Tests/t_ldap_schema_subentry.py b/Tests/t_ldap_schema_subentry.py
index ee79072..d406b46 100644
--- a/Tests/t_ldap_schema_subentry.py
+++ b/Tests/t_ldap_schema_subentry.py
@@ -7,11 +7,16 @@
 
 import os
 import unittest
-import time
+
+# Switch off processing .ldaprc or ldap.conf before importing _ldap
+os.environ['LDAPNOINIT'] = '1'
+import ldap
 
 import ldif
+from ldap.ldapobject import SimpleLDAPObject
 import ldap.schema
 from ldap.schema.models import ObjectClass
+from slapdtest import SlapdTestCase
 
 HERE = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
@@ -44,5 +49,48 @@ def test_subschema_file(self):
                     self.assertEqual(attributetype.oid, oid)
 
 
+class TestSubschemaUrlfetch(unittest.TestSuite):
+    def test_urlfetch_file(self):
+        freeipa_uri = 'file://{}'.format(TEST_SUBSCHEMA_FILES[0])
+        dn, schema = ldap.schema.urlfetch(freeipa_uri)
+        self.assertEqual(dn, 'cn=schema')
+        self.assertIsInstance(schema, ldap.schema.subentry.SubSchema)
+        obj = schema.get_obj(ObjectClass, '2.5.6.9')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            str(obj),
+            "( 2.5.6.9 NAME 'groupOfNames' SUP top STRUCTURAL MUST cn "
+            "MAY ( member $ businessCategory $ seeAlso $ owner $ ou $ o "
+            "$ description ) )"
+        )
+
+
+class TestSubschemaUrlfetchSlapd(SlapdTestCase):
+    ldap_object_class = SimpleLDAPObject
+
+    def assertSlapdSchema(self, dn, schema):
+        self.assertEqual(dn, 'cn=Subschema')
+        self.assertIsInstance(schema, ldap.schema.subentry.SubSchema)
+        obj = schema.get_obj(ObjectClass, '1.3.6.1.1.3.1')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            str(obj),
+            "( 1.3.6.1.1.3.1 NAME 'uidObject' DESC 'RFC2377: uid object' "
+            "SUP top AUXILIARY MUST uid )"
+        )
+        entries = schema.ldap_entry()
+        self.assertIsInstance(entries, dict)
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(entries), [
+            'attributeTypes', 'ldapSyntaxes', 'matchingRuleUse',
+            'matchingRules', 'objectClasses',
+        ])
+
+    def test_urlfetch_ldap(self):
+        dn, schema = ldap.schema.urlfetch(self.server.ldap_uri)
+        self.assertSlapdSchema(dn, schema)
+
+    def test_urlfetch_ldapi(self):
+        dn, schema = ldap.schema.urlfetch(self.server.ldapi_uri)
+        self.assertSlapdSchema(dn, schema)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()