diff --git a/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_storage.cpp b/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_storage.cpp
index 4926df54b..62d61b86a 100644
--- a/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_storage.cpp
+++ b/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_storage.cpp
@@ -741,7 +741,9 @@ inline bool isIterableItem(Item& item)
 
 inline bool isMultipageBlob(Item& item)
 {
-    return (item.datatype == ItemType::BLOB_DATA && item.chunkIndex != 0);
+    return (item.datatype == ItemType::BLOB_DATA &&
+            !(item.chunkIndex == static_cast<uint8_t>(VerOffset::VER_0_OFFSET)
+                    || item.chunkIndex == static_cast<uint8_t>(VerOffset::VER_1_OFFSET)));
 }
 
 bool Storage::nextEntry(nvs_opaque_iterator_t* it)
diff --git a/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_types.hpp b/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_types.hpp
index 32055cdb8..34f7bf23f 100644
--- a/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_types.hpp
+++ b/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_types.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ using namespace std;
 namespace nvs
 {
 
+/**
+ * Used to recognize transient states of a blob. Once a blob is modified, new chunks with the new data are written
+ * with a new version. The version is saved in the highest bit of Item::chunkIndex as well as in
+ * Item::blobIndex::chunkStart.
+ * If a chunk is modified and hence re-written, the version swaps: 0x0 -> 0x80 or 0x80 -> 0x0.
+ */
 enum class VerOffset: uint8_t {
     VER_0_OFFSET = 0x0,
     VER_1_OFFSET = 0x80,
diff --git a/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/Makefile b/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/Makefile
index 20c2966e2..db3966def 100644
--- a/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/Makefile
+++ b/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ SOURCE_FILES = \
 	test_nvs.cpp \
 	test_partition_manager.cpp \
 	test_nvs_handle.cpp \
+	test_nvs_storage.cpp \
 	test_nvs_cxx_api.cpp \
 	crc.cpp \
 	main.cpp
diff --git a/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/test_nvs_storage.cpp b/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/test_nvs_storage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..805434dad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/nvs_flash/test_nvs_host/test_nvs_storage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// Copyright 2015-2016 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+#include "catch.hpp"
+#include <cstring>
+#include "nvs_test_api.h"
+#include "nvs_storage.hpp"
+#include "nvs_partition_manager.hpp"
+#include "spi_flash_emulation.h"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace nvs;
+
+TEST_CASE("Storage iterator recognizes blob with VerOffset::VER_1_OFFSET", "[nvs_storage]")
+{
+    const uint32_t NVS_FLASH_SECTOR = 6;
+    const uint32_t NVS_FLASH_SECTOR_COUNT_MIN = 3;
+    SpiFlashEmulator emu(10);
+
+    REQUIRE(NVSPartitionManager::get_instance()->init_custom("test", NVS_FLASH_SECTOR, NVS_FLASH_SECTOR_COUNT_MIN)
+            == ESP_OK);
+
+    uint8_t blob [] = {0x0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3};
+    uint8_t blob_new [] = {0x3, 0x2, 0x1, 0x0};
+    Storage *storage = NVSPartitionManager::get_instance()->lookup_storage_from_name("test");
+    uint8_t ns_index;
+    storage->createOrOpenNamespace("test_ns", true, ns_index);
+
+    CHECK(storage->writeItem(ns_index, ItemType::BLOB, "test_blob", blob, sizeof(blob)) == ESP_OK);
+
+    // changing provokes a blob with version offset 1 (VerOffset::VER_1_OFFSET)
+    CHECK(storage->writeItem(ns_index, ItemType::BLOB, "test_blob", blob_new, sizeof(blob_new)) == ESP_OK);
+
+    nvs_opaque_iterator_t it;
+    it.storage = storage;
+    it.type = NVS_TYPE_ANY;
+
+    // Central check: does the iterator recognize the blob with version 1?
+    REQUIRE(storage->findEntry(&it, "test_ns"));
+
+    CHECK(string(it.entry_info.namespace_name) == string("test_ns"));
+    CHECK(string(it.entry_info.key) == string("test_blob"));
+    CHECK(it.entry_info.type == NVS_TYPE_BLOB);
+
+    REQUIRE(NVSPartitionManager::get_instance()->deinit_partition("test") == ESP_OK);
+}
+