diff --git a/test/run-tests.c b/test/run-tests.c
index db7ea70b..45e95290 100644
--- a/test/run-tests.c
+++ b/test/run-tests.c
@@ -104,5 +104,17 @@ static int maybe_run_test(int argc, char **argv) {
     while (1) uv_sleep(10000);
   }
 
+  if (strcmp(argv[1], "spawn_helper5") == 0) {
+    const char* out = "fourth stdio!\n\0";
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    DWORD bytes;
+    WriteFile((HANDLE) _get_osfhandle(3), out, strlen(out), &bytes, NULL);
+#else
+    write(3, out, strlen(out));
+    fsync(3);
+#endif
+    return 1;
+  }
+
   return run_test(argv[1], TEST_TIMEOUT, 0);
 }
diff --git a/test/test-list.h b/test/test-list.h
index 40e7dd52..9a5ba695 100644
--- a/test/test-list.h
+++ b/test/test-list.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (pass_always)
 TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_exit_code)
 TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_stdout)
 TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_stdin)
+TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_stdio_greater_than_3)
 TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_and_kill)
 TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_detached)
 TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_and_kill_with_std)
@@ -333,6 +334,7 @@ TASK_LIST_START
   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_exit_code)
   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_stdout)
   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_stdin)
+  TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_stdio_greater_than_3)
   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_and_kill)
   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_detached)
   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_and_kill_with_std)
diff --git a/test/test-spawn.c b/test/test-spawn.c
index 81de381e..60430438 100644
--- a/test/test-spawn.c
+++ b/test/test-spawn.c
@@ -295,6 +295,40 @@ TEST_IMPL(spawn_stdin) {
 }
 
 
+TEST_IMPL(spawn_stdio_greater_than_3) {
+  int r;
+  uv_pipe_t pipe;
+  uv_stdio_container_t stdio[4];
+
+  init_process_options("spawn_helper5", exit_cb);
+
+  uv_pipe_init(uv_default_loop(), &pipe, 0);
+  options.stdio = stdio;
+  options.stdio[0].flags = UV_IGNORE;
+  options.stdio[1].flags = UV_IGNORE;
+  options.stdio[2].flags = UV_IGNORE;
+  options.stdio[3].flags = UV_CREATE_PIPE | UV_WRITABLE_PIPE;
+  options.stdio[3].data.stream = (uv_stream_t*)&pipe;
+  options.stdio_count = 4;
+
+  r = uv_spawn(uv_default_loop(), &process, options);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  r = uv_read_start((uv_stream_t*) &pipe, on_alloc, on_read);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  r = uv_run(uv_default_loop());
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  ASSERT(exit_cb_called == 1);
+  ASSERT(close_cb_called == 2); /* Once for process once for the pipe. */
+  printf("output from stdio[3] is: %s", output);
+  ASSERT(strcmp("fourth stdio!\n", output) == 0);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
 TEST_IMPL(spawn_and_kill) {
   int r;