1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/testing/iotest/reader_test.go b/src/testing/iotest/reader_test.go
index 6004e841e5..f149e74c74 100644
--- a/src/testing/iotest/reader_test.go
+++ b/src/testing/iotest/reader_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -249,3 +250,12 @@ func TestErrReader(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestStringsReader(t *testing.T) {
+	const msg = "Now is the time for all good gophers."
+
+	r := strings.NewReader(msg)
+	if err := TestReader(r, []byte(msg)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}