diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/chashtst.c b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/chashtst.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef85f9f930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/chashtst.c
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/*
+*******************************************************************************
+*   Copyright (C) 2000, International Business Machines
+*   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
+*******************************************************************************
+*   Date        Name        Description
+*   03/22/00    aliu        Creation.
+*******************************************************************************
+*/
+
+#include "cintltst.h"
+#include "uhash.h"
+#include "unicode/ctest.h"
+#include "cstring.h"
+
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Prototypes
+ *********************************************************************/
+
+void TestBasic(void);
+
+int32_t hashChars(const void* key);
+
+bool_t isEqualChars(const void* key1, const void* key2);
+
+static void _put(UHashtable* hash,
+                 const char* key,
+                 int32_t value,
+                 int32_t expectedOldValue);
+
+void _get(UHashtable* hash,
+          const char* key,
+          int32_t expectedValue);
+
+void _remove(UHashtable* hash,
+             const char* key,
+             int32_t expectedValue);
+
+/**********************************************************************
+ * FW Registration
+ *********************************************************************/
+
+void addHashtableTest(TestNode** root) {
+    addTest(root, &TestBasic, "tsutil/chashtst/TestBasic");
+}
+
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Test Functions
+ *********************************************************************/
+
+void TestBasic(void) {
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    UHashtable *hash;
+
+    hash = uhash_open(hashChars, isEqualChars,  &status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        log_err("FAIL: uhash_open failed with %s and returned 0x%08x\n",
+                u_errorName(status), hash);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (hash == NULL) {
+        log_err("FAIL: uhash_open returned NULL\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    log_verbose("Ok: uhash_open returned 0x%08X\n", hash);
+
+    _put(hash, "one", 1, 0);
+    _put(hash, "omega", 24, 0);
+    _put(hash, "two", 2, 0);
+    _put(hash, "three", 3, 0);
+    _put(hash, "one", -1, 1);
+    _put(hash, "two", -2, 2);
+    _put(hash, "omega", 48, 24);
+    _put(hash, "one", 100, -1);
+    _get(hash, "three", 3);
+    _remove(hash, "two", -2);
+    _get(hash, "two", 0);
+    _get(hash, "one", 100);
+    _put(hash, "two", 200, 0);
+    _get(hash, "omega", 48);
+    _get(hash, "two", 200);
+
+    uhash_close(hash);
+}
+
+/**********************************************************************
+ * uhash Callbacks
+ *********************************************************************/
+
+/**
+ * This hash function is designed to collide a lot to test key equality
+ * resolution.  It only uses the first char.
+ */
+int32_t hashChars(const void* key) {
+    return *(const char*) key;
+}
+
+bool_t isEqualChars(const void* key1, const void* key2) {
+    return (key1 != NULL) &&
+        (key2 != NULL) &&
+        (uprv_strcmp(key1, key2) == 0);
+}
+
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Wrapper Functions
+ *********************************************************************/
+
+void _put(UHashtable* hash,
+          const char* key,
+          int32_t value,
+          int32_t expectedOldValue) {
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    int32_t oldValue = (int32_t)
+        uhash_put(hash, (void*) key, (void*) value, &status);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        log_err("FAIL: uhash_put(%s) failed with %s and returned %ld\n",
+                key, u_errorName(status), oldValue);
+    } else if (oldValue != expectedOldValue) {
+        log_err("FAIL: uhash_put(%s) returned old value %ld; expected %ld\n",
+                key, oldValue, expectedOldValue);
+    } else {
+        log_verbose("Ok: uhash_put(%s, %d) returned old value %ld\n",
+                    key, value, oldValue);
+    }
+}
+
+void _get(UHashtable* hash,
+          const char* key,
+          int32_t expectedValue) {
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+    int32_t value = (int32_t) uhash_get(hash, key);
+    if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+        log_err("FAIL: uhash_get(%s) failed with %s and returned %ld\n",
+                key, u_errorName(status), value);
+    } else if (value != expectedValue) {
+        log_err("FAIL: uhash_get(%s) returned %ld; expected %ld\n",
+                key, value, expectedValue);
+    } else {
+        log_verbose("Ok: uhash_get(%s) returned value %ld\n",
+                    key, value);
+    }
+}
+
+void _remove(UHashtable* hash,
+             const char* key,
+             int32_t expectedValue) {
+    int32_t value = (int32_t) uhash_remove(hash, key);
+    if (value != expectedValue) {
+        log_err("FAIL: uhash_remove(%s) returned %ld; expected %ld\n",
+                key, value, expectedValue);
+    } else {
+        log_verbose("Ok: uhash_remove(%s) returned old value %ld\n",
+                    key, value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cintltst.dsp b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cintltst.dsp
index 3810f57c83..961aed7003 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cintltst.dsp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cintltst.dsp
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ SOURCE=.\cg7coll.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=.\chashtst.c
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=.\cintltst.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cutiltst.c b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cutiltst.c
index d8f83957ed..1190030973 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cutiltst.c
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cutiltst.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ void addLocaleTest(TestNode**);
 void addUnicodeTest(TestNode**);
 void addResourceBundleTest(TestNode**);
 void addSCSUTest(TestNode** root);
+void addHashtableTest(TestNode** root);
 
 void addUtility(TestNode** root)
 {
@@ -25,6 +26,6 @@ void addUtility(TestNode** root)
     addUnicodeTest(root);
     addResourceBundleTest(root);
     addSCSUTest(root);
-
+    addHashtableTest(root);
 }