1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/process/status/exitstatus_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/process/status/exitstatus_spec.rb
index 9a0be6a08d..cd46b2081f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/process/status/exitstatus_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/process/status/exitstatus_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "Process::Status#exitstatus" do
-
   before :each do
     ruby_exe("exit(42)")
   end
@@ -10,4 +9,17 @@ describe "Process::Status#exitstatus" do
     $?.exitstatus.should == 42
   end
 
+  describe "for a child that raised SignalException" do
+    before :each do
+      ruby_exe("raise SignalException, 'SIGTERM'")
+    end
+
+    platform_is_not :windows do
+      # The exitstatus is not set in these cases. See the termsig_spec
+      # for info on where the signal number (SIGTERM) is available.
+      it "returns nil" do
+        $?.exitstatus.should == nil
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end