diff --git a/test/.gitignore b/test/.gitignore
index f2f34d3..a31f16f 100644
--- a/test/.gitignore
+++ b/test/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ loads_dumps
 load_file_dump_file
 testlogs
 testprogs/test_array
+testprogs/test_number
 testprogs/test_object
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 9789365..eedf8de 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 check_PROGRAMS = \
 	loadf_dumpf loads_dumps load_file_dump_file \
-	testprogs/test_object testprogs/test_array
+	testprogs/test_array testprogs/test_number testprogs/test_object
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src
 AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror
diff --git a/test/testprogs/test_number.c b/test/testprogs/test_number.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a634125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testprogs/test_number.c
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Petri Lehtinen <petri@digip.org>
+ *
+ * Jansson is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.
+ */
+
+#include <jansson.h>
+#include "util.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+    json_t *integer, *real;
+    int i;
+    double d;
+
+    integer = json_integer(5);
+    real = json_real(100.1);
+
+    if(!integer)
+        fail("unable to create integer");
+    if(!real)
+        fail("unable to create real");
+
+    i = json_integer_value(integer);
+    if(i != 5)
+        fail("wrong integer value");
+
+    d = json_real_value(real);
+    if(d != 100.1)
+        fail("wrong real value");
+
+    d = json_number_value(integer);
+    if(d != 5.0)
+        fail("wrong number value");
+    d = json_number_value(real);
+    if(d != 100.1)
+        fail("wrong number value");
+
+    json_decref(integer);
+    json_decref(real);
+
+    return 0;
+}