diff --git a/test/fixtures/throws_error1.js b/test/fixtures/throws_error1.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..728ece555f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/throws_error1.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+throw new Error("blah");
diff --git a/test/simple/test-module-loading.js b/test/simple/test-module-loading.js
index 56515b8850c..460c7942677 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-module-loading.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-module-loading.js
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ try {
   assert.equal("blah", e.message);
 }
 
+var errorThrownAsync = false;
+require.async("../fixtures/throws_error1", function(err, a) {
+  if (err) {
+    errorThrownAsync = true;
+    assert.equal("blah", err.message);
+  }
+});
+
 assert.equal(require('path').dirname(__filename), __dirname);
 
 var asyncRun = false;
@@ -103,5 +111,7 @@ process.addListener("exit", function () {
 
   assert.equal(true, asyncRun);
 
+  assert.equal(true, errorThrownAsync);
+
   puts("exit");
 });