diff --git a/tests2/55_lshift_type.c b/tests2/55_lshift_type.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa3e51a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests2/55_lshift_type.c
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* $Id: lshift-type.c 53089 2012-07-06 11:18:26Z vinc17/ypig $
+
+Tests on left-shift type, written by Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net>.
+
+ISO C99 TC3 says: [6.5.7#3] "The integer promotions are performed on
+each of the operands. The type of the result is that of the promoted
+left operand."
+*/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define PTYPE(M) ((M) < 0 || -(M) < 0 ? -1 : 1) * (int) sizeof((M)+0)
+#define CHECK(X,T) check(#X, PTYPE(X), PTYPE((X) << (T) 1))
+#define TEST1(X,T) do { CHECK(X,T); CHECK(X,unsigned T); } while (0)
+#define TEST2(X)                 \
+  do                             \
+    {                            \
+      TEST1((X),short);          \
+      TEST1((X),int);            \
+      TEST1((X),long);           \
+      TEST1((X),long long);      \
+    }                            \
+  while (0)
+#define TEST3(X,T) do { TEST2((T)(X)); TEST2((unsigned T)(X)); } while (0)
+#define TEST4(X)                 \
+  do                             \
+    {                            \
+      TEST3((X),short);          \
+      TEST3((X),int);            \
+      TEST3((X),long);           \
+      TEST3((X),long long);      \
+    }                            \
+ while (0)
+
+static int debug, nfailed = 0;
+
+static void check (const char *s, int arg1, int shift)
+{
+  int failed = arg1 != shift;
+  if (debug || failed)
+    printf ("%s %d %d\n", s, arg1, shift);
+  nfailed += failed;
+}
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  debug = argc > 1;
+  TEST4(1);
+  TEST4(-1);
+  printf ("%d test(s) failed\n", nfailed);
+  return nfailed != 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests2/55_lshift_type.expect b/tests2/55_lshift_type.expect
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8523767a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests2/55_lshift_type.expect
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0 test(s) failed
diff --git a/tests2/Makefile b/tests2/Makefile
index b57028b2..bf4c2cd1 100644
--- a/tests2/Makefile
+++ b/tests2/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ TESTS=	00_assignment.test \
 		50_logical_second_arg.test \
 		51_static.test \
 		52_unnamed_enum.test \
-		54_goto.test
+		54_goto.test \
+		55_lshift_type.test
 
 		# 30_hanoi.test \ # seg fault in the code, gcc as well
 		# 34_array_assignment.test \ # array assignment is not in C standard