diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py
index a7e7425..5474da9 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py
@@ -87,6 +87,18 @@ def test_history():
             # Check get_hist_search
             gothist = ip.history_manager.search("*test*")
             nt.assert_equal(list(gothist), [(1,2,hist[1])] )
+            gothist = ip.history_manager.search("*=*")
+            nt.assert_equal(list(gothist),
+                            [(1, 1, hist[0]),
+                             (1, 2, hist[1]),
+                             (1, 3, hist[2]),
+                             (2, 1, newcmds[0]),
+                             (2, 3, newcmds[2])])
+            gothist = ip.history_manager.search("*=*", n=3)
+            nt.assert_equal(list(gothist),
+                            [(1, 3, hist[2]),
+                             (2, 1, newcmds[0]),
+                             (2, 3, newcmds[2])])
             gothist = ip.history_manager.search("b*", output=True)
             nt.assert_equal(list(gothist), [(1,3,(hist[2],"spam"))] )