diff --git a/Lib/test/seq_tests.py b/Lib/test/seq_tests.py
index 18fb3b7..df29a33 100644
--- a/Lib/test/seq_tests.py
+++ b/Lib/test/seq_tests.py
@@ -306,6 +306,13 @@
             self.assertEqual(self.type2test(s)*(-4), self.type2test([]))
             self.assertEqual(id(s), id(s*1))
 
+    def test_bigrepeat(self):
+        x = self.type2test([0])
+        x *= 2**16
+        self.assertRaises(MemoryError, x.__mul__, 2**16)
+        if hasattr(x, '__imul__'):
+            self.assertRaises(MemoryError, x.__imul__, 2**16)
+
     def test_subscript(self):
         a = self.type2test([10, 11])
         self.assertEqual(a.__getitem__(0L), 10)