diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index b8d479c99c..10d017974c 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ EXPECT_NAMES=\
 	stdio/mutex \
 	stdio/popen \
 	stdio/printf \
+	stdio/putc_unlocked \
 	stdio/rename \
 	stdio/renameat \
 	stdio/scanf \
diff --git a/tests/expected/bins_dynamic/stdio/putc_unlocked.stderr b/tests/expected/bins_dynamic/stdio/putc_unlocked.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/expected/bins_dynamic/stdio/putc_unlocked.stdout b/tests/expected/bins_dynamic/stdio/putc_unlocked.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/expected/bins_static/stdio/putc_unlocked.stderr b/tests/expected/bins_static/stdio/putc_unlocked.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/expected/bins_static/stdio/putc_unlocked.stdout b/tests/expected/bins_static/stdio/putc_unlocked.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/stdio/putc_unlocked.c b/tests/stdio/putc_unlocked.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d38a80f32b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/stdio/putc_unlocked.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "test_helpers.h"
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    FILE* fp = tmpfile();
+    assert(fp != NULL);
+    flockfile(fp);
+    int c = 'c', r = 0;
+    r = putc_unlocked(c, fp);
+    ERROR_IF(putc_unlocked, r, == EOF);
+    // TODO: hang
+    // r = fflush(fp);
+    // ERROR_IF(fflush, r, == EOF);
+    funlockfile(fp);
+    // make sure unlock works
+    r = putc(c, fp);
+    ERROR_IF(putc, r, == EOF);
+    r = fflush(fp);
+    ERROR_IF(fflush, r, == EOF);
+    return 0;
+}