1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/language/block_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/language/block_spec.rb
index 45a8ec5f9a..b2a3cc84c4 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/language/block_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/language/block_spec.rb
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ describe "Post-args" do
     end.call(1, 2, 3).should == [[], 1, 2, 3]
   end
 
-  it "are required" do
+  it "are required for a lambda" do
     -> {
       -> *a, b do
         [a, b]
@@ -881,6 +881,12 @@ describe "Post-args" do
     }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
   end
 
+  it "are assigned to nil when not enough arguments are given to a proc" do
+    proc do |a, *b, c|
+      [a, b, c]
+    end.call.should == [nil, [], nil]
+  end
+
   describe "with required args" do
 
     it "gathers remaining args in the splat" do