diff --git a/Lib/test/test_complex.py b/Lib/test/test_complex.py
index f28bb69..52429ad 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_complex.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_complex.py
@@ -480,6 +480,16 @@
         self.assertEqual(format(z, '-'), str(z))
         self.assertEqual(format(z, '<'), str(z))
         self.assertEqual(format(z, '10'), str(z))
+        z = complex(0.0, 3.0)
+        self.assertEqual(format(z, ''), str(z))
+        self.assertEqual(format(z, '-'), str(z))
+        self.assertEqual(format(z, '<'), str(z))
+        self.assertEqual(format(z, '2'), str(z))
+        z = complex(-0.0, 2.0)
+        self.assertEqual(format(z, ''), str(z))
+        self.assertEqual(format(z, '-'), str(z))
+        self.assertEqual(format(z, '<'), str(z))
+        self.assertEqual(format(z, '3'), str(z))
 
         self.assertEqual(format(1+3j, 'g'), '1+3j')
         self.assertEqual(format(3j, 'g'), '0+3j')