diff --git a/spec/rspec/core/formatters/base_formatter_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/core/formatters/base_formatter_spec.rb
index 43bfde358d..c8a1c1ca11 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/core/formatters/base_formatter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/core/formatters/base_formatter_spec.rb
@@ -55,4 +55,23 @@
     end
   end
   
+  describe "extract_file_path" do
+    it "extracts file path from backtrace line in *nix" do
+      formatter.__send__(:extract_file_path, "/path/file.html.erb_spec.rb:14:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'").should == "/path/file.html.erb_spec.rb"
+    end
+
+    it "extracts file path from backtrace line in Windows" do
+      formatter.__send__(:extract_file_path, "C:/path/file.html.erb_spec.rb:14:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'").should == "C:/path/file.html.erb_spec.rb"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "extract_line_number" do
+    it "extract line number from backtrace line in *nix" do
+      formatter.__send__(:extract_line_number, "/path/file.html.erb_spec.rb:14:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'").should == "14" 
+    end
+
+    it "extract line number from backtrace line in Windows" do
+      formatter.__send__(:extract_line_number, "C:/path/file.html.erb_spec.rb:14:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'").should == "14" 
+    end
+  end
 end