diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cgi.py b/Lib/test/test_cgi.py
index 63547b24c20..f6abe976cf7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_cgi.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_cgi.py
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ def gen_result(data, environ):
 
 class CgiTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def test_escape(self):
+        self.assertEqual("test & string", cgi.escape("test & string"))
+        self.assertEqual("&lt;test string&gt;", cgi.escape("<test string>"))
+        self.assertEqual("&quot;test string&quot;", cgi.escape('"test string"', True))
+
     def test_strict(self):
         for orig, expect in parse_strict_test_cases:
             # Test basic parsing