diff --git a/test/jruby_index b/test/jruby_index
index b231f2c4f4c..3660bcf12d6 100644
--- a/test/jruby_index
+++ b/test/jruby_index
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ test_io
 test_nkf
 test_java_accessible_object
 test_java_extension
+test_local_jump_error
 test_method_missing
 test_methods
 #test_openssl
diff --git a/test/test_local_jump_error.rb b/test/test_local_jump_error.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cfcc416f7dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_local_jump_error.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+require 'test/unit'
+
+class TestLocalJumpError < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  def test_lje_structure
+    begin
+      break 1
+    rescue LocalJumpError => lje
+      assert_equal(:break, lje.reason)
+      assert_equal(1, lje.exit_value)
+      assert_equal(["@reason", "@exit_value"], lje.instance_variables)
+    end
+    
+    begin
+      yield 1
+    rescue LocalJumpError => lje
+      assert_equal(:noreason, lje.reason)
+      assert_equal(nil, lje.exit_value)
+    end
+    
+=begin This seems like it should work, but it doesn't, even in Ruby...
+    begin
+      next
+    rescue LocalJumpError => lje
+      assert_equal(:next, lje.reason)
+      assert_equal(nil, lje.exit_value)
+    end
+=end
+  end
+end
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