diff --git a/historic/jam/test/action_status.jam b/historic/jam/test/action_status.jam
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a54fb50d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/historic/jam/test/action_status.jam
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#~ 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 ! $(BJAM_SUBTEST)
+{
+    ECHO --- Testing \"actions status results\"... ;
+
+    assert "" 0 : (==) : [ SHELL "$(ARGV[1]) -f action_status.jam -sBJAM_SUBTEST=1" : exit-status : no-output ] ;
+    assert "" 0 : (!=) : [ SHELL "$(ARGV[1]) -f action_status.jam -sBJAM_SUBTEST=1 -sACTION=invalid" : exit-status : no-output ] ;
+}
+else
+{
+    actions quietly .a. { $(ACTION) }
+    
+    rule .a.
+    {
+        DEPENDS $(<) : $(>) ;
+    }
+    
+    NOTFILE subtest ;
+    .a. subtest_a : subtest ;
+    DEPENDS all : subtest_a ;
+}
diff --git a/historic/jam/test/test.jam b/historic/jam/test/test.jam
index 10a16116b..f050f849f 100644
--- a/historic/jam/test/test.jam
+++ b/historic/jam/test/test.jam
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ rule assert ( expected * : test ? : obtained * )
     }
 }
 
+include action_status.jam ;
 include actions_quietly.jam ;
 include builtin_shell.jam ;
 include builtin_w32_getregnames.jam ;