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diff --git a/spec/functional/resource/file_spec.rb b/spec/functional/resource/file_spec.rb
index f1a290dea4..9e30e62111 100644
--- a/spec/functional/resource/file_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/resource/file_spec.rb
@@ -86,6 +86,31 @@ describe Chef::Resource::File do
     end
   end
 
+
+  describe "when using backup" do
+    before do
+      Chef::Config[:file_backup_path] = CHEF_SPEC_BACKUP_PATH
+      resource_without_content.backup(1)
+      resource_without_content.run_action(:create)
+    end
+
+    let(:backup_glob) { File.join(CHEF_SPEC_BACKUP_PATH, test_file_dir.sub(/^([A-Za-z]:)/, ""), "#{file_base}*") }
+
+    let(:path) do
+      # Use native system path
+      ChefConfig::PathHelper.canonical_path(File.join(test_file_dir, make_tmpname(file_base)), false)
+    end
+
+    it "only stores the number of requested backups" do
+      resource_without_content.content('foo')
+      resource_without_content.run_action(:create)
+      resource_without_content.content('bar')
+      resource_without_content.run_action(:create)
+      expect(Dir.glob(backup_glob).length).to eq(1)
+    end
+
+  end
+
   # github issue 1842.
   describe "when running action :create on a relative path" do
     before do