diff --git a/collects/tests/gracket/wxme.rkt b/collects/tests/gracket/wxme.rkt
index 2315916b51..c8da28eeaa 100644
--- a/collects/tests/gracket/wxme.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/gracket/wxme.rkt
@@ -1414,6 +1414,16 @@
   (expect (send t paragraph-end-position 3) 9)
   (expect (send t line-end-position 3) 9))
 
+;; ----------------------------------------
+;; tabs
+
+(let ([t1 (new text%)])
+  (send t1 set-admin (new test-editor-admin%))  
+  (send t1 set-tabs '(100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 100) 1 #t)
+  (send t1 insert "Hello\tWorld")
+  (send t1 get-extent (box 0) (box 0)))
+
+
 ;; ----------------------------------------
 
 (done)