diff --git a/test/mjsunit/regexp-static.js b/test/mjsunit/regexp-static.js
index 5db9fe2b75..1912e41195 100644
--- a/test/mjsunit/regexp-static.js
+++ b/test/mjsunit/regexp-static.js
@@ -132,3 +132,25 @@ for (var i = 4; i < 10; ++i) {
 re = /(.)/g;
 function f() { return RegExp.$1; };
 assertEquals('abcd', 'abcd'.replace(re, f));
+
+// lastParen where the last parenthesis didn't match.
+assertEquals("foo,", /foo(?:a(x))?/.exec("foobx"), "lastParen setup");
+assertEquals("", RegExp.lastParen, "lastParen");
+
+// The same test for $1 to $9.
+for (var i = 1; i <= 9; i++) {
+  var haystack = "foo";
+  var re_text = "^foo";
+  for (var j = 0; j < i - 1; j++) {
+    haystack += "x";
+    re_text += "(x)";
+  }
+  re_text += "(?:a(x))?";
+  haystack += "bx";
+  var re = new RegExp(re_text);
+  assertTrue(re.test(haystack), "$" + i + " setup");
+  for (var j = 1; j < i - 1; j++) {
+    assertEquals("x", RegExp['$' + j], "$" + j + " in $" + i + " setup");
+  }
+  assertEquals("", RegExp['$' + (i)], "$" + i);
+}