diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cookie.py b/Lib/test/test_cookie.py
index 6523b9b..0e74ccf 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_cookie.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_cookie.py
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@
         </script>
         """)
 
+        # loading 'expires'
+        C = Cookie.SimpleCookie()
+        C.load('Customer="W"; expires=Wed, 01-Jan-2010 00:00:00 GMT')
+        self.assertEqual(C['Customer']['expires'],
+                         'Wed, 01-Jan-2010 00:00:00 GMT')
+        C = Cookie.SimpleCookie()
+        C.load('Customer="W"; expires=Wed, 01-Jan-98 00:00:00 GMT')
+        self.assertEqual(C['Customer']['expires'],
+                         'Wed, 01-Jan-98 00:00:00 GMT')
+
     def test_quoted_meta(self):
         # Try cookie with quoted meta-data
         C = Cookie.SimpleCookie()