diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c b/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c
index 47bfb8dbd32..c9b30e3b509 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/tests/console.c
@@ -3770,6 +3770,105 @@ static void test_AttachConsole(HANDLE console)
     ok(!memcmp(buf, "Child", 5), "Unexpected console output\n");
 }
 
+static void test_AllocConsole_child(void)
+{
+    HANDLE unbound_output;
+    HANDLE prev_output, prev_error;
+    STARTUPINFOW si;
+    DWORD mode;
+    BOOL res;
+
+    GetStartupInfoW(&si);
+
+    prev_output = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+    res = DuplicateHandle(GetCurrentProcess(), prev_output, GetCurrentProcess(), &unbound_output,
+                          0, FALSE, DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS);
+    ok(res, "DuplicateHandle failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+
+    res = GetConsoleMode(unbound_output, &mode);
+    ok(res, "GetConsoleMode failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+
+    prev_error = GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE);
+    if (si.dwFlags & STARTF_USESTDHANDLES)
+    {
+        res = GetConsoleMode(prev_error, &mode);
+        ok(!res && GetLastError() == ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE, "GetConsoleMode failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+    }
+
+    FreeConsole();
+
+    ok(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE) == prev_output, "GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE) = %p\n", GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE));
+    ok(GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE) == prev_error, "GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE) = %p\n", GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE));
+    res = GetConsoleMode(unbound_output, &mode);
+    todo_wine
+    ok(!res && GetLastError() == ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE, "GetConsoleMode failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+
+    res = AllocConsole();
+    ok(res, "AllocConsole failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+
+    if (si.dwFlags & STARTF_USESTDHANDLES)
+    {
+        ok(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE) == prev_output, "GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE) = %p\n", GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE));
+        ok(GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE) == prev_error, "GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE) = %p\n", GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE));
+    }
+
+    res = GetConsoleMode(unbound_output, &mode);
+    ok(res, "GetConsoleMode failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+
+    FreeConsole();
+    SetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE, NULL);
+    SetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE, NULL);
+    res = AllocConsole();
+    ok(res, "AllocConsole failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+
+    ok(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE) != NULL, "GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE) = %p\n", GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE));
+    ok(GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE) != NULL, "GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE) = %p\n", GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE));
+
+    res = GetConsoleMode(unbound_output, &mode);
+    ok(res, "GetConsoleMode failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+    res = GetConsoleMode(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), &mode);
+    ok(res, "GetConsoleMode failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+    res = GetConsoleMode(GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE), &mode);
+    ok(res, "GetConsoleMode failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+
+    res = CloseHandle(unbound_output);
+    ok(res, "CloseHandle failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+}
+
+static void test_AllocConsole(void)
+{
+    SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES inheritable_attr = { sizeof(inheritable_attr), NULL, TRUE };
+    STARTUPINFOA si = { sizeof(si) };
+    PROCESS_INFORMATION info;
+    char **argv, buf[MAX_PATH];
+    HANDLE pipe_read, pipe_write;
+    BOOL res;
+
+    if (skip_nt) return;
+
+    winetest_get_mainargs(&argv);
+    sprintf(buf, "\"%s\" console alloc_console", argv[0], GetCurrentProcessId());
+    res = CreateProcessA(NULL, buf, NULL, NULL, FALSE, CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE, NULL, NULL, &si, &info);
+    ok(res, "CreateProcess failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+    CloseHandle(info.hThread);
+    wait_child_process(info.hProcess);
+    CloseHandle(info.hProcess);
+
+    res = CreatePipe(&pipe_read, &pipe_write, &inheritable_attr, 0);
+    ok(res, "CreatePipe failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+
+    si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESTDHANDLES;
+    si.hStdError = pipe_write;
+    res = CreateProcessA(NULL, buf, NULL, NULL, TRUE, CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE, NULL, NULL, &si, &info);
+    ok(res, "CreateProcess failed: %u\n", GetLastError());
+    CloseHandle(info.hThread);
+    wait_child_process(info.hProcess);
+    CloseHandle(info.hProcess);
+
+    CloseHandle(pipe_read);
+    CloseHandle(pipe_write);
+}
+
 START_TEST(console)
 {
     static const char font_name[] = "Lucida Console";
@@ -3796,6 +3895,12 @@ START_TEST(console)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (argc == 3 && !strcmp(argv[2], "alloc_console"))
+    {
+        test_AllocConsole_child();
+        return;
+    }
+
     /* be sure we have a clean console (and that's our own)
      * FIXME: this will make the test fail (currently) if we don't run
      * under X11
@@ -3938,5 +4043,6 @@ START_TEST(console)
     test_GetConsoleScreenBufferInfoEx(hConOut);
     test_SetConsoleScreenBufferInfoEx(hConOut);
     test_AttachConsole(hConOut);
+    test_AllocConsole();
     test_FreeConsole();
 }