diff --git a/tests/auto/qstring/tst_qstring.cpp b/tests/auto/qstring/tst_qstring.cpp
index 1bea4b7..005d60d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qstring/tst_qstring.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qstring/tst_qstring.cpp
@@ -1465,6 +1465,9 @@ void tst_QString::stringRef()
     hash.insert(beta, "beta");
 
     QVERIFY(alpha == hash.value(QStringRef(&s_alpha2)));
+
+    QCOMPARE(QStringRef(&a, 0, 2).compare(QLatin1String("AB")), 0);
+    QVERIFY(QStringRef(&a, 0, 2).compare(QLatin1String("ABC")) > 0);
 }
 
 void tst_QString::leftJustified()