1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_stat.py b/Lib/test/test_stat.py
index 73cd901bdb..38ff2bcf8a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_stat.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_stat.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 import os
+import socket
 import sys
 from test.support import TESTFN, import_fresh_module
 
@@ -191,6 +192,14 @@ class TestFilemode:
                 self.assertS_IS("BLK", st_mode)
                 break
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(socket, 'AF_UNIX'), 'requires unix socket')
+    def test_socket(self):
+        with socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX) as s:
+            s.bind(TESTFN)
+            st_mode, modestr = self.get_mode()
+            self.assertEqual(modestr[0], 's')
+            self.assertS_IS("SOCK", st_mode)
+
     def test_module_attributes(self):
         for key, value in self.stat_struct.items():
             modvalue = getattr(self.statmod, key)