1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pty.py b/Lib/test/test_pty.py
index ef95268e19..db370391f7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pty.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pty.py
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ class PtyTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # pty.fork() passed.
 
+    def test_spawn_returns_status(self):
+        status = pty.spawn([sys.executable, '-c', 'import sys; sys.exit(0)'])
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0)
+        status = pty.spawn([sys.executable, '-c', 'import sys; sys.exit(5)'])
+        self.assertEqual(status, 5 << 8)
+
 
 class SmallPtyTests(unittest.TestCase):
     """These tests don't spawn children or hang."""