diff --git a/Lib/test/test_linecache.py b/Lib/test/test_linecache.py
index 2dd3672d..88346be 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_linecache.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_linecache.py
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 
 '''
 
+SOURCE_3 = '''
+def f():
+    return 3''' # No ending newline
+
+
 class LineCacheTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_getline(self):
@@ -63,6 +68,13 @@
         empty = linecache.getlines('a/b/c/__init__.py')
         self.assertEquals(empty, [])
 
+    def test_no_ending_newline(self):
+        self.addCleanup(support.unlink, support.TESTFN)
+        with open(support.TESTFN, "w") as fp:
+            fp.write(SOURCE_3)
+        lines = linecache.getlines(support.TESTFN)
+        self.assertEqual(lines, ["\n", "def f():\n", "    return 3\n"])
+
     def test_clearcache(self):
         cached = []
         for entry in TESTS: