diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile
index 59e440aa11..b9725e4625 100644
--- a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ SEARCH on [ FGristFiles
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix bonnie ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix math ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix posixtestsuite ;
+SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix string ;
diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/string/Jamfile b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/string/Jamfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1780e58da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/string/Jamfile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+SubDir HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix string ;
+
+SimpleTest compare_test
+	: compare_test.cpp
+;
diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/string/compare_test.cpp b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/string/compare_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9aee12efa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/string/compare_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
+ */
+
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+
+int
+main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+	char a[] = { -26, '\0' };
+	char b[] = { '.', '\0' };
+
+	printf("strcmp(): %d\n", strcmp(a, b));
+	printf("memcmp(): %d\n", memcmp(a, b, 1));
+	printf("strncmp(): %d\n", strncmp(a, b, 1));
+	printf("strcasecmp(): %d\n", strcasecmp(a, b));
+	printf("strncasecmp(): %d\n", strncasecmp(a, b, 1));
+
+	return 0;
+}