1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/gc/count_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/gc/count_spec.rb
index 11648ac9be..af2fbbe713 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/gc/count_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/gc/count_spec.rb
@@ -4,4 +4,14 @@ describe "GC.count" do
   it "returns an integer" do
     GC.count.should be_kind_of(Integer)
   end
+
+  it "increases as collections are run" do
+    count_before = GC.count
+    i = 0
+    while GC.count <= count_before and i < 10
+      GC.start
+      i += 1
+    end
+    GC.count.should > count_before
+  end
 end