2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pp_sys.c b/pp_sys.c
index 0183325cb9..c55f0a4651 100644
--- a/pp_sys.c
+++ b/pp_sys.c
@@ -321,10 +321,13 @@ PP(pp_backtick)
 		;
 	}
 	else if (gimme == G_SCALAR) {
+	    SV *oldrs = PL_rs;
+	    PL_rs = &PL_sv_undef;
 	    sv_setpv(TARG, "");	/* note that this preserves previous buffer */
 	    while (sv_gets(TARG, fp, SvCUR(TARG)) != Nullch)
 		/*SUPPRESS 530*/
 		;
+	    PL_rs = oldrs;
 	    XPUSHs(TARG);
 	    SvTAINTED_on(TARG);
 	}
diff --git a/t/op/exec.t b/t/op/exec.t
index 3edbc6ac62..5f110be32e 100755
--- a/t/op/exec.t
+++ b/t/op/exec.t
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ my $Is_Win32 = $^O eq 'MSWin32';
 
 skip_all("Tests mostly usesless on MacOS") if $^O eq 'MacOS';
 
-plan(tests => 20);
+plan(tests => 21);
 
 my $Perl = which_perl();
 
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ is( $echo_out, "ok\n", 'piped echo emulation');
 
     is( scalar `$Perl -le "print 'ok'" | $Perl -e "print <STDIN>"`, 
         "ok\n", 'extra newlines on outgoing pipes');
+
+    {
+	local($/) = \2;       
+	$out = runperl(prog => 'print q{1234}');
+	is($out, "1234", 'ignore $/ when capturing output in scalar context');
+    }
 }