diff --git a/tests/unistd_test.cpp b/tests/unistd_test.cpp
index 8195ea8f4..21c14f483 100644
--- a/tests/unistd_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/unistd_test.cpp
@@ -462,3 +462,8 @@ TEST(unistd, getpid_caching_and_pthread_create) {
   ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_join(t, &result));
   ASSERT_EQ(NULL, result);
 }
+
+TEST(unistd_DeathTest, abort) {
+  ::testing::FLAGS_gtest_death_test_style = "threadsafe";
+  ASSERT_EXIT(abort(), testing::KilledBySignal(SIGABRT), "");
+}