diff --git a/Lib/test/test_repr.py b/Lib/test/test_repr.py
index 1281b1f2766..c23fe77135e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_repr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_repr.py
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ def test_instance(self):
         i3 = ClassWithFailingRepr()
         eq(r(i3), ("<ClassWithFailingRepr instance at %x>"%id(i3)))
 
+        s = r(ClassWithFailingRepr)
+        self.failUnless(s.startswith("<class "))
+        self.failUnless(s.endswith(">"))
+        self.failUnless(s.find("...") == 8)
+
     def test_file(self):
         fp = open(unittest.__file__)
         self.failUnless(repr(fp).startswith(