diff --git a/Lib/test/output/test_exceptions b/Lib/test/output/test_exceptions
index 5ccb7b85239..8ecfd27ecda 100644
--- a/Lib/test/output/test_exceptions
+++ b/Lib/test/output/test_exceptions
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ SystemExit
 TypeError
 ValueError
 ZeroDivisionError
+Exception
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
index 9796ef4e695..d172ecd153b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
@@ -94,4 +94,8 @@ r(ZeroDivisionError)
 try: x = 1/0
 except ZeroDivisionError: pass
 
+r(Exception)
+try: x = 1/0
+except Exception, e: pass
+
 unlink(TESTFN)