1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/shared/file/readable.rb b/spec/ruby/shared/file/readable.rb
index eb2ca06812..7b45e23e36 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/shared/file/readable.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/shared/file/readable.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,22 @@ describe :file_readable, shared: true do
   it "accepts an object that has a #to_path method" do
     @object.send(@method, mock_to_path(@file2)).should == true
   end
+
+  platform_is_not :windows do
+    as_superuser do
+      context "when run by a superuser" do
+        it "returns true unconditionally" do
+          file = tmp('temp.txt')
+          touch file
+
+          File.chmod(0333, file)
+          @object.send(@method, file).should == true
+
+          rm_r file
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 describe :file_readable_missing, shared: true do