diff --git a/Tests/base/NSThread/lazy_thread.m b/Tests/base/NSThread/lazy_thread.m
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+++ b/Tests/base/NSThread/lazy_thread.m
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+#import "ObjectTesting.h"
+#import <Foundation/NSThread.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+void *thread(void *ignored)
+{
+	return [NSThread currentThread];
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	pthread_t thr;
+	void *ret;
+
+	pthread_create(&thr, NULL, thread, NULL);
+	pthread_join(thr, &ret);
+	PASS(ret != 0, "NSThread lazily created from POSIX thread");
+	testHopeful = YES;
+	PASS((ret != 0) && (ret != [NSThread mainThread]), "Spawned thread is not main thread");
+	pthread_create(&thr, NULL, thread, NULL);
+	pthread_join(thr, &ret);
+	PASS(ret != 0, "NSThread lazily created from POSIX thread");
+	PASS((ret != 0) && (ret != [NSThread mainThread]), "Spawned thread is not main thread");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+