diff --git a/Lib/test/test_array.py b/Lib/test/test_array.py
index 5190c35..604dcdf 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_array.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_array.py
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 import array
 from array import _array_reconstructor as array_reconstructor
 
+try:
+    # Try to determine availability of long long independently
+    # of the array module under test
+    struct.calcsize('@q')
+    have_long_long = True
+except struct.error:
+    have_long_long = False
 
 class ArraySubclass(array.array):
     pass
@@ -26,6 +33,8 @@
 
 tests = [] # list to accumulate all tests
 typecodes = "ubBhHiIlLfd"
+if have_long_long:
+    typecodes += 'qQ'
 
 class BadConstructorTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -1205,6 +1214,18 @@
     minitemsize = 4
 tests.append(UnsignedLongTest)
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not have_long_long, 'need long long support')
+class LongLongTest(SignedNumberTest):
+    typecode = 'q'
+    minitemsize = 8
+tests.append(LongLongTest)
+
+@unittest.skipIf(not have_long_long, 'need long long support')
+class UnsignedLongLongTest(UnsignedNumberTest):
+    typecode = 'Q'
+    minitemsize = 8
+tests.append(UnsignedLongLongTest)
+
 class FPTest(NumberTest):
     example = [-42.0, 0, 42, 1e5, -1e10]
     smallerexample = [-42.0, 0, 42, 1e5, -2e10]