diff --git a/tcctest.c b/tcctest.c
index 0d93af64..fca987d6 100644
--- a/tcctest.c
+++ b/tcctest.c
@@ -1073,6 +1073,8 @@ void cast_test()
     int a;
     char c;
     char tab[10];
+    unsigned b,d;
+    short s;
 
     printf("cast_test:\n");
     a = 0xfffff;
@@ -1095,7 +1097,15 @@ void cast_test()
     printf("%d\n", a);
     
     printf("sizeof(c) = %d, sizeof((int)c) = %d\n", sizeof(c), sizeof((int)c));
-
+    
+    /* test cast from unsigned to signed short to int */
+    b = 0xf000;
+    d = (short)b;
+    printf("((unsigned)(short)0x%08x) = 0x%08x\n", b, d);
+    b = 0xf0f0;
+    d = (char)b;
+    printf("((unsigned)(char)0x%08x) = 0x%08x\n", b, d);
+    
     /* test implicit int casting for array accesses */
     c = 0;
     tab[1] = 2;