diff --git a/Lib/test/test_collections.py b/Lib/test/test_collections.py
index a7be8d5..4330583 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_collections.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_collections.py
@@ -669,6 +669,17 @@
                 set_result = setop(set(p.elements()), set(q.elements()))
                 self.assertEqual(counter_result, dict.fromkeys(set_result, 1))
 
+    def test_subtract(self):
+        c = Counter(a=-5, b=0, c=5, d=10, e=15,g=40)
+        c.subtract(a=1, b=2, c=-3, d=10, e=20, f=30, h=-50)
+        self.assertEqual(c, Counter(a=-6, b=-2, c=8, d=0, e=-5, f=-30, g=40, h=50))
+        c = Counter(a=-5, b=0, c=5, d=10, e=15,g=40)
+        c.subtract(Counter(a=1, b=2, c=-3, d=10, e=20, f=30, h=-50))
+        self.assertEqual(c, Counter(a=-6, b=-2, c=8, d=0, e=-5, f=-30, g=40, h=50))
+        c = Counter('aaabbcd')
+        c.subtract('aaaabbcce')
+        self.assertEqual(c, Counter(a=-1, b=0, c=-1, d=1, e=-1))
+
 class TestOrderedDict(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_init(self):