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diff --git a/Lib/test/test_threading.py b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
index 7c16974c16..5e90627822 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_threading.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
@@ -761,6 +761,14 @@ class ThreadTests(BaseTestCase):
# Daemon threads must never add it to _shutdown_locks.
self.assertNotIn(tstate_lock, threading._shutdown_locks)
+ def test_leak_without_join(self):
+ # bpo-37788: Test that a thread which is not joined explicitly
+ # does not leak. Test written for reference leak checks.
+ def noop(): pass
+ with support.wait_threads_exit():
+ threading.Thread(target=noop).start()
+ # Thread.join() is not called
+
class ThreadJoinOnShutdown(BaseTestCase):