diff --git a/Lib/test/test_descr.py b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
index 407959d..4558b98 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_descr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
@@ -2747,6 +2747,16 @@
                     continue
                 cant(cls(), cls2)
 
+        # Issue5283: when __class__ changes in __del__, the wrong
+        # type gets DECREF'd.
+        class O(object):
+            pass
+        class A(object):
+            def __del__(self):
+                self.__class__ = O
+        l = [A() for x in range(100)]
+        del l
+
     def test_set_dict(self):
         # Testing __dict__ assignment...
         class C(object): pass