diff --git a/Lib/test/Sine-1000Hz-300ms.aif b/Lib/test/Sine-1000Hz-300ms.aif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf08f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/test/Sine-1000Hz-300ms.aif
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diff --git a/Lib/test/test_aifc.py b/Lib/test/test_aifc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd41126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/test/test_aifc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+from test.support import findfile, run_unittest
+import unittest
+
+import aifc
+
+
+class AIFCTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.sndfilepath = findfile('Sine-1000Hz-300ms.aif')
+
+    def test_skipunknown(self):
+        #Issue 2245
+        #This file contains chunk types aifc doesn't recognize.
+        f = aifc.open(self.sndfilepath)
+        f.close()
+
+    def test_params(self):
+        f = aifc.open(self.sndfilepath)
+        self.assertEqual(f.getnchannels(), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(f.getsampwidth(), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(f.getframerate(), 48000)
+        self.assertEqual(f.getnframes(), 14400)
+        # XXX: are the next two correct?  The docs say/imply they are supposed
+        # to be strings.
+        self.assertEqual(f.getcomptype(), b'NONE')
+        self.assertEqual(f.getcompname(), b'not compressed')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            f.getparams(),
+            (2, 2, 48000, 14400, b'NONE', b'not compressed'),
+            )
+        f.close()
+
+    def test_read(self):
+        f = aifc.open(self.sndfilepath)
+        self.assertEqual(f.tell(), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(f.readframes(2), b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x0b\xd4\x0b\xd4')
+        f.rewind()
+        pos0 = f.tell()
+        self.assertEqual(pos0, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(f.readframes(2), b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x0b\xd4\x0b\xd4')
+        pos2 = f.tell()
+        self.assertEqual(pos2, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(f.readframes(2), b'\x17t\x17t"\xad"\xad')
+        f.setpos(pos2)
+        self.assertEqual(f.readframes(2), b'\x17t\x17t"\xad"\xad')
+        f.setpos(pos0)
+        self.assertEqual(f.readframes(2), b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x0b\xd4\x0b\xd4')
+        f.close()
+
+    #XXX Need more tests!
+
+
+def test_main():
+    run_unittest(AIFCTest)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sundry.py b/Lib/test/test_sundry.py
index bba54fe..ee387c7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sundry.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sundry.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     def test_at_least_import_untested_modules(self):
         with warnings.catch_warnings():
             warnings.simplefilter("ignore")
-            import aifc
             import bdb
             import cgitb
             import code