diff --git a/Lib/test/test_future4.py b/Lib/test/test_future4.py
index 413dd4d96b0..b27ca40d2ea 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_future4.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_future4.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import unittest
 
+
+class Tests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_unicode_literals(self):
+        self.assertIsInstance("literal", str)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-12-12-18-07-58.bpo-35412.kbuJor.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-12-12-18-07-58.bpo-35412.kbuJor.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d696074fb73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-12-12-18-07-58.bpo-35412.kbuJor.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add testcase to ``test_future4``: check unicode literal.