1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_exception.rb b/test/ruby/test_exception.rb
index 028391d1e6..22ac2aca1f 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_exception.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_exception.rb
@@ -380,4 +380,10 @@ end.join
       load(t.path)
     end
   end
+
+  def test_equal
+    bug5865 = '[ruby-core:41979]'
+    assert_equal(RuntimeError.new("a"), RuntimeError.new("a"), bug5865)
+    assert_not_equal(RuntimeError.new("a"), StandardError.new("a"), bug5865)
+  end
 end