diff --git a/src/tests/system/kernel/Jamfile b/src/tests/system/kernel/Jamfile
index 3e12e01131..3bd673a37c 100644
--- a/src/tests/system/kernel/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tests/system/kernel/Jamfile
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ SetSupportedPlatformsForTarget set_area_protection_test1
 	: $(HAIKU_BEOS_COMPATIBLE_PLATFORMS) ;
 SimpleTest set_area_protection_test1 : set_area_protection_test1.cpp ;
 
+SimpleTest sigsuspend_test : sigsuspend_test.cpp ;
 
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tests system kernel cache ;
 #SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tests system kernel disk_device_manager ;
diff --git a/src/tests/system/kernel/sigsuspend_test.cpp b/src/tests/system/kernel/sigsuspend_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a25e8d6b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/kernel/sigsuspend_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+
+void
+handler(int signal)
+{
+    printf( "inside handler()\n" );
+}
+
+
+int
+main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+	struct sigaction signalAction;
+	sigset_t blockedSignalSet;
+
+	sigfillset(&blockedSignalSet);
+	sigdelset(&blockedSignalSet, SIGALRM);
+
+	sigemptyset(&signalAction.sa_mask);
+	signalAction.sa_flags = 0;
+	signalAction.sa_handler = handler;
+	sigaction(SIGALRM, &signalAction, NULL);
+
+    fprintf(stdout, "before sigsuspend()\n");
+    alarm(2);
+    sigsuspend(&blockedSignalSet);
+    fprintf(stdout, "after sigsuspend()\n");
+
+    return 0;
+}