1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/test/IceUtil/thread/StartTest.cpp b/cpp/test/IceUtil/thread/StartTest.cpp
index c722df22672..791ffba4b27 100644
--- a/cpp/test/IceUtil/thread/StartTest.cpp
+++ b/cpp/test/IceUtil/thread/StartTest.cpp
@@ -63,4 +63,17 @@ StartTest::run()
 	gotException = true;
     }
     test(gotException);
+
+    //
+    // Now let's create a bunch of short-lived threads
+    //
+    for(int i = 0; i < 50; i++)
+    {
+	for(int j = 0; j < 50; j++)
+	{
+	    Thread* t = new StartTestThread;
+	    t->start().detach();
+	}
+	ThreadControl::sleep(Time::milliSeconds(5));
+    }
 }