1 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/t/op/pat.t b/t/op/pat.t
index d2d3205576..478e2994f0 100755
--- a/t/op/pat.t
+++ b/t/op/pat.t
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 $| = 1;
 
-print "1..684\n";
+print "1..686\n";
 
 BEGIN {
     chdir 't' if -d 't';
@@ -1987,3 +1987,22 @@ print "ok 683\n" if @a == 9 && "@a" eq "f o o \n $a $b b a r";
     $c = pos;
     print "$a $b $c" eq 'ba:ba ad:ae 10' ? "ok 684\n" : "not ok 684\t# $a $b $c\n";
 }
+
+{
+    package ID_20010407_006;
+
+    sub x {
+	"a\x{1234}";
+    }
+
+    my $x = x;
+    my $y;
+
+    $x =~ /(..)/; $y = $1;
+    print "not " unless length($y) == 2 && $y eq $x;
+    print "ok 685\n" if length($y) == 2;
+
+    x  =~ /(..)/; $y = $1;
+    print "not " unless length($y) == 2 && $y eq $x;
+    print "ok 686\n";
+}