diff --git a/Lib/test/test_os.py b/Lib/test/test_os.py
index 1d5f11c..569b218 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_os.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_os.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 from test import support
 import contextlib
 import mmap
+import platform
+import re
 import uuid
 import asyncore
 import asynchat
@@ -1506,6 +1508,97 @@
                         raise
 
 
+def supports_extended_attributes():
+    if not hasattr(os, "setxattr"):
+        return False
+    try:
+        with open(support.TESTFN, "wb") as fp:
+            try:
+                os.fsetxattr(fp.fileno(), b"user.test", b"")
+            except OSError as e:
+                if e.errno != errno.ENOTSUP:
+                    raise
+                return False
+    finally:
+        support.unlink(support.TESTFN)
+    # Kernels < 2.6.39 don't respect setxattr flags.
+    kernel_version = platform.release()
+    m = re.match("2.6.(\d{1,2})", kernel_version)
+    return m is None or int(m.group(1)) >= 39
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(supports_extended_attributes(),
+                     "no non-broken extended attribute support")
+class ExtendedAttributeTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        support.unlink(support.TESTFN)
+
+    def _check_xattrs_str(self, s, getxattr, setxattr, removexattr, listxattr):
+        fn = support.TESTFN
+        open(fn, "wb").close()
+        with self.assertRaises(OSError) as cm:
+            getxattr(fn, s("user.test"))
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.errno, errno.ENODATA)
+        self.assertEqual(listxattr(fn), [])
+        setxattr(fn, s("user.test"), b"")
+        self.assertEqual(listxattr(fn), ["user.test"])
+        self.assertEqual(getxattr(fn, b"user.test"), b"")
+        setxattr(fn, s("user.test"), b"hello", os.XATTR_REPLACE)
+        self.assertEqual(getxattr(fn, b"user.test"), b"hello")
+        with self.assertRaises(OSError) as cm:
+            setxattr(fn, s("user.test"), b"bye", os.XATTR_CREATE)
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.errno, errno.EEXIST)
+        with self.assertRaises(OSError) as cm:
+            setxattr(fn, s("user.test2"), b"bye", os.XATTR_REPLACE)
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.errno, errno.ENODATA)
+        setxattr(fn, s("user.test2"), b"foo", os.XATTR_CREATE)
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(listxattr(fn)), ["user.test", "user.test2"])
+        removexattr(fn, s("user.test"))
+        with self.assertRaises(OSError) as cm:
+            getxattr(fn, s("user.test"))
+        self.assertEqual(cm.exception.errno, errno.ENODATA)
+        self.assertEqual(listxattr(fn), ["user.test2"])
+        self.assertEqual(getxattr(fn, s("user.test2")), b"foo")
+        setxattr(fn, s("user.test"), b"a"*1024)
+        self.assertEqual(getxattr(fn, s("user.test")), b"a"*1024)
+        removexattr(fn, s("user.test"))
+        many = sorted("user.test{}".format(i) for i in range(100))
+        for thing in many:
+            setxattr(fn, thing, b"x")
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(listxattr(fn)), many)
+
+    def _check_xattrs(self, *args):
+        def make_bytes(s):
+            return bytes(s, "ascii")
+        self._check_xattrs_str(str, *args)
+        support.unlink(support.TESTFN)
+        self._check_xattrs_str(make_bytes, *args)
+
+    def test_simple(self):
+        self._check_xattrs(os.getxattr, os.setxattr, os.removexattr,
+                           os.listxattr)
+
+    def test_lpath(self):
+        self._check_xattrs(os.lgetxattr, os.lsetxattr, os.lremovexattr,
+                           os.llistxattr)
+
+    def test_fds(self):
+        def getxattr(path, *args):
+            with open(path, "rb") as fp:
+                return os.fgetxattr(fp.fileno(), *args)
+        def setxattr(path, *args):
+            with open(path, "wb") as fp:
+                os.fsetxattr(fp.fileno(), *args)
+        def removexattr(path, *args):
+            with open(path, "wb") as fp:
+                os.fremovexattr(fp.fileno(), *args)
+        def listxattr(path, *args):
+            with open(path, "rb") as fp:
+                return os.flistxattr(fp.fileno(), *args)
+        self._check_xattrs(getxattr, setxattr, removexattr, listxattr)
+
+
 @support.reap_threads
 def test_main():
     support.run_unittest(
@@ -1529,6 +1622,7 @@
         LinkTests,
         TestSendfile,
         ProgramPriorityTests,
+        ExtendedAttributeTests,
     )
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":