diff --git a/Lib/test/test_minidom.py b/Lib/test/test_minidom.py
index 59dca50..76b7354 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_minidom.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_minidom.py
@@ -789,6 +789,167 @@
                 "testNormalize -- single empty node removed")
         doc.unlink()
 
+    def testNormalizeCombineAndNextSibling(self):
+        doc = parseString("<doc/>")
+        root = doc.documentElement
+        root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("first"))
+        root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("second"))
+        root.appendChild(doc.createElement("i"))
+        self.confirm(len(root.childNodes) == 3
+                and root.childNodes.length == 3,
+                "testNormalizeCombineAndNextSibling -- preparation")
+        doc.normalize()
+        self.confirm(len(root.childNodes) == 2
+                and root.childNodes.length == 2
+                and root.firstChild.data == "firstsecond"
+                and root.firstChild is not root.lastChild
+                and root.firstChild.nextSibling is root.lastChild
+                and root.firstChild.previousSibling is None
+                and root.lastChild.previousSibling is root.firstChild
+                and root.lastChild.nextSibling is None
+                , "testNormalizeCombinedAndNextSibling -- result")
+        doc.unlink()
+
+    def testNormalizeDeleteWithPrevSibling(self):
+        doc = parseString("<doc/>")
+        root = doc.documentElement
+        root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("first"))
+        root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(""))
+        self.confirm(len(root.childNodes) == 2
+                and root.childNodes.length == 2,
+                "testNormalizeDeleteWithPrevSibling -- preparation")
+        doc.normalize()
+        self.confirm(len(root.childNodes) == 1
+                and root.childNodes.length == 1
+                and root.firstChild.data == "first"
+                and root.firstChild is root.lastChild
+                and root.firstChild.nextSibling is None
+                and root.firstChild.previousSibling is None
+                , "testNormalizeDeleteWithPrevSibling -- result")
+        doc.unlink()
+
+    def testNormalizeDeleteWithNextSibling(self):
+        doc = parseString("<doc/>")
+        root = doc.documentElement
+        root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(""))
+        root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("second"))
+        self.confirm(len(root.childNodes) == 2
+                and root.childNodes.length == 2,
+                "testNormalizeDeleteWithNextSibling -- preparation")
+        doc.normalize()
+        self.confirm(len(root.childNodes) == 1
+                and root.childNodes.length == 1
+                and root.firstChild.data == "second"
+                and root.firstChild is root.lastChild
+                and root.firstChild.nextSibling is None
+                and root.firstChild.previousSibling is None
+                , "testNormalizeDeleteWithNextSibling -- result")
+        doc.unlink()
+
+    def testNormalizeDeleteWithTwoNonTextSiblings(self):
+        doc = parseString("<doc/>")
+        root = doc.documentElement
+        root.appendChild(doc.createElement("i"))
+        root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(""))
+        root.appendChild(doc.createElement("i"))
+        self.confirm(len(root.childNodes) == 3
+                and root.childNodes.length == 3,
+                "testNormalizeDeleteWithTwoSiblings -- preparation")
+        doc.normalize()
+        self.confirm(len(root.childNodes) == 2
+                and root.childNodes.length == 2
+                and root.firstChild is not root.lastChild
+                and root.firstChild.nextSibling is root.lastChild
+                and root.firstChild.previousSibling is None
+                and root.lastChild.previousSibling is root.firstChild
+                and root.lastChild.nextSibling is None
+                , "testNormalizeDeleteWithTwoSiblings -- result")
+        doc.unlink()
+
+    def testNormalizeDeleteAndCombine(self):
+        doc = parseString("<doc/>")
+        root = doc.documentElement
+        root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(""))
+        root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("second"))
+        root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(""))
+        root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("fourth"))
+        root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(""))
+        self.confirm(len(root.childNodes) == 5
+                and root.childNodes.length == 5,
+                "testNormalizeDeleteAndCombine -- preparation")
+        doc.normalize()
+        self.confirm(len(root.childNodes) == 1
+                and root.childNodes.length == 1
+                and root.firstChild is root.lastChild
+                and root.firstChild.data == "secondfourth"
+                and root.firstChild.previousSibling is None
+                and root.firstChild.nextSibling is None
+                , "testNormalizeDeleteAndCombine -- result")
+        doc.unlink()
+
+    def testNormalizeRecursion(self):
+        doc = parseString("<doc>"
+                            "<o>"
+                              "<i/>"
+                              "t"
+                              #
+                              #x
+                            "</o>"
+                            "<o>"
+                              "<o>"
+                                "t2"
+                                #x2
+                              "</o>"
+                              "t3"
+                              #x3
+                            "</o>"
+                            #
+                          "</doc>")
+        root = doc.documentElement
+        root.childNodes[0].appendChild(doc.createTextNode(""))
+        root.childNodes[0].appendChild(doc.createTextNode("x"))
+        root.childNodes[1].childNodes[0].appendChild(doc.createTextNode("x2"))
+        root.childNodes[1].appendChild(doc.createTextNode("x3"))
+        root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(""))
+        self.confirm(len(root.childNodes) == 3
+                and root.childNodes.length == 3
+                and len(root.childNodes[0].childNodes) == 4
+                and root.childNodes[0].childNodes.length == 4
+                and len(root.childNodes[1].childNodes) == 3
+                and root.childNodes[1].childNodes.length == 3
+                and len(root.childNodes[1].childNodes[0].childNodes) == 2
+                and root.childNodes[1].childNodes[0].childNodes.length == 2
+                , "testNormalize2 -- preparation")
+        doc.normalize()
+        self.confirm(len(root.childNodes) == 2
+                and root.childNodes.length == 2
+                and len(root.childNodes[0].childNodes) == 2
+                and root.childNodes[0].childNodes.length == 2
+                and len(root.childNodes[1].childNodes) == 2
+                and root.childNodes[1].childNodes.length == 2
+                and len(root.childNodes[1].childNodes[0].childNodes) == 1
+                and root.childNodes[1].childNodes[0].childNodes.length == 1
+                , "testNormalize2 -- childNodes lengths")
+        self.confirm(root.childNodes[0].childNodes[1].data == "tx"
+                and root.childNodes[1].childNodes[0].childNodes[0].data == "t2x2"
+                and root.childNodes[1].childNodes[1].data == "t3x3"
+                , "testNormalize2 -- joined text fields")
+        self.confirm(root.childNodes[0].childNodes[1].nextSibling is None
+                and root.childNodes[0].childNodes[1].previousSibling
+                        is root.childNodes[0].childNodes[0]
+                and root.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].previousSibling is None
+                and root.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].nextSibling
+                        is root.childNodes[0].childNodes[1]
+                and root.childNodes[1].childNodes[1].nextSibling is None
+                and root.childNodes[1].childNodes[1].previousSibling
+                        is root.childNodes[1].childNodes[0]
+                and root.childNodes[1].childNodes[0].previousSibling is None
+                and root.childNodes[1].childNodes[0].nextSibling
+                        is root.childNodes[1].childNodes[1]
+                , "testNormalize2 -- sibling pointers")
+        doc.unlink()
+
+
     def testBug1433694(self):
         doc = parseString("<o><i/>t</o>")
         node = doc.documentElement