diff --git a/historic/jam/test/option_n.jam b/historic/jam/test/option_n.jam
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c5ace211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/historic/jam/test/option_n.jam
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#~ Copyright 2007 Rene Rivera.
+#~ Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+#~ (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+if ! $(BJAM_SUBTEST)
+{
+    ECHO --- Testing -n option... ;
+
+    assert "...found 4 targets...
+...updating 2 targets...
+n subtest_a
+
+echo [subtest_a] 0
+echo [subtest_a] 1
+echo [subtest_a] 2
+    
+n subtest_b
+
+echo [subtest_b] 0
+echo [subtest_b] 1
+echo [subtest_b] 2
+    
+...updated 2 targets...
+" : (==) : [ SHELL "$(ARGV[1]) -f option_n.jam -sBJAM_SUBTEST=1 -n" ] ;
+}
+else
+{
+    actions n
+    {
+echo [$(<:B)] 0
+echo [$(<:B)] 1
+echo [$(<:B)] 2
+    }
+    
+    rule n
+    {
+        DEPENDS $(<) : $(>) ;
+    }
+    
+    NOTFILE subtest ;
+    n subtest_a : subtest ;
+    n subtest_b : subtest ;
+    DEPENDS all : subtest_a subtest_b ;
+}
diff --git a/historic/jam/test/test.jam b/historic/jam/test/test.jam
index 18c373909..b8e91799f 100644
--- a/historic/jam/test/test.jam
+++ b/historic/jam/test/test.jam
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#~ Copyright 2006 Rene Rivera.
+#~ Copyright 2006-2007 Rene Rivera.
 #~ Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 #~ (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ rule assert ( expected * : test ? : obtained * )
 
 include builtin_shell.jam ;
 include builtin_w32_getregnames.jam ;
+include option_n.jam ;
 include parallel_actions.jam ;
 include stress_var_expand.jam ;
 include target_var.jam ;