diff --git a/Lib/test/test_types.py b/Lib/test/test_types.py
index eedf65aead4..c3d59cb9412 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_types.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_types.py
@@ -189,3 +189,9 @@ d.update({1:1, 2:2, 3:3})
 if d != {1:1, 2:2, 3:3}: raise TestFailed, 'dict update'
 if d.copy() != {1:1, 2:2, 3:3}: raise TestFailed, 'dict copy'
 if {}.copy() != {}: raise TestFailed, 'empty dict copy'
+# dict.get()
+d = {'a' : 1, 'b' : 2}
+if d.get('c') != None: raise TestFailed, 'missing dict get, no 2nd arg'
+if d.get('c', 3) != 3: raise TestFailed, 'missing dict get, w/ 2nd arg'
+if d.get('a') != 1: raise TestFailed, 'present dict get, no 2nd arg'
+if d.get('a', 3) != 1: raise TestFailed, 'present dict get, w/ 2nd arg'