diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile
index 07b899e9d9..a1d15d5534 100644
--- a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ SubDir HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix ;
 
 UsePrivateHeaders libroot syslog_daemon ;
 
+SimpleTest abort_test
+	: abort_test.cpp
+;
+
 SimpleTest SyslogTest
 	: SyslogTest.cpp syslog.cpp
 ;
diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/abort_test.cpp b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/abort_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad56a60a51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/abort_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+
+#include <OS.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+
+static status_t
+abort_thread(void*)
+{
+	snooze(50000);
+	abort();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+int
+main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+	thread_id thread = spawn_thread(&abort_thread, "abort test",
+		B_NORMAL_PRIORITY, NULL);
+	resume_thread(thread);
+
+	status_t status = wait_for_thread(thread, NULL);
+	fprintf(stderr, "abort thread aborted: %s\n", strerror(status));
+
+	snooze(1000000LL);
+	fprintf(stderr, "main exiting\n");
+	return 0;
+}