diff --git a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd
index 5bd375ec0ec..9a5f7865859 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd
+++ b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd
@@ -576,6 +576,12 @@ if /i foo==FOO echo if /i seems to work
 if /i not foo==FOO echo if /i seems to be broken
 if /I foo==FOO echo if /I seems to work
 if /I not foo==FOO echo if /I seems to be broken
+echo Testing string comparisons
+if abc == abc  (echo equal) else echo non equal
+if abc =="abc" (echo equal) else echo non equal
+if "abc"== abc (echo equal) else echo non equal
+if "abc"== "abc" (echo equal) else echo non equal
+echo Testing tabs handling
 if@tab@1==1 echo doom
 if @tab@1==1 echo doom
 if 1==1 (echo doom) else@tab@echo quake
diff --git a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp
index c67b10f00e3..514a635922f 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp
+++ b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp
@@ -387,6 +387,12 @@ Testing case sensitivity with and without /i option
 if seems to default to case sensitivity
 if /i seems to work
 if /I seems to work
+Testing string comparisons
+equal
+@todo_wine@non equal
+@todo_wine@non equal
+equal
+Testing tabs handling
 doom
 doom
 doom