diff --git a/shell/hush_test/hush-quoting/quote_in_varexp1.right b/shell/hush_test/hush-quoting/quote_in_varexp1.right
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99a0aea7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/hush_test/hush-quoting/quote_in_varexp1.right
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+''
+Ok:0
diff --git a/shell/hush_test/hush-quoting/quote_in_varexp1.tests b/shell/hush_test/hush-quoting/quote_in_varexp1.tests
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1b97b0556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/hush_test/hush-quoting/quote_in_varexp1.tests
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+x="''''"; echo "${x#"${x+''}"''}"
+echo Ok:$?