diff --git a/Lib/test/test_macfs.py b/Lib/test/test_macfs.py
index c9ca06b..d02d9e1 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_macfs.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_macfs.py
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
     def test_fsref(self):
         fsr = macfs.FSRef(test_support.TESTFN)
         self.assertEqual(os.path.realpath(test_support.TESTFN), fsr.as_pathname())
+        
+    def test_fsref_unicode(self):
+        testfn_unicode = unicode(test_support.TESTFN)
+        fsr = macfs.FSRef(testfn_unicode)
+        self.assertEqual(os.path.realpath(test_support.TESTFN), fsr.as_pathname())
 
     def test_coercion(self):
         fss = macfs.FSSpec(test_support.TESTFN)