diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-06-09  Janne Blomqvist  <jb@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR libfortran/40334
+	* gfortran.dg/backspace_11.f90: New.
+
 2009-06-09  Jason Merrill  <jason@redhat.com>
 
 	* g++.dg/cpp0x/defaulted10.C: New.
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/backspace_11.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/backspace_11.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e369b75f67c
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@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+! { dg-do run }
+! PR 40334 backspace regression
+program backspace_11
+ implicit none
+ character(len=5) :: str
+ open(10, access='sequential', status='scratch')
+ write(10,'(A)')'HELLO'
+ rewind(10)
+
+ do
+    read(10,'(A)',end=1) str
+ enddo
+1 backspace 10
+ !the file pointer is now at EOF
+
+ read(10,*,end=2) str
+ call abort
+2 backspace 10
+ !the file pointer is now at EOF
+
+ read(10,'(A)',end=3) str
+ call abort
+3 continue
+end program backspace_11