diff --git a/Lib/test/test_opcodes.py b/Lib/test/test_opcodes.py
index 4cc6ee9..b1e944b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_opcodes.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_opcodes.py
@@ -21,3 +21,39 @@
 	n = n+i
 if n <> 90:
 	raise TestFailed, 'try inside for'
+
+
+print '2.2 raise class exceptions'
+
+class AClass: pass
+class BClass(AClass): pass
+class CClass: pass
+
+try: raise AClass()
+except: pass
+
+try: raise AClass()
+except AClass: pass
+
+try: raise BClass()
+except AClass: pass
+
+try: raise BClass()
+except CClass: raise TestFailed
+except: pass
+
+a = AClass()
+b = BClass()
+
+try: raise AClass, b
+except BClass, v: raise TestFailed
+except AClass, v:
+	if v != b: raise TestFailed
+
+
+try: raise b
+except AClass, v:
+	if v != b: raise TestFailed
+
+try:  raise BClass, a
+except TypeError: pass