diff --git a/test/fixtures/child_process_should_emit_error.js b/test/fixtures/child_process_should_emit_error.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba7a149c488
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+++ b/test/fixtures/child_process_should_emit_error.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+var exec = require('child_process').exec, 
+    puts = require('sys').puts;
+
+[0, 1].forEach(function(i) {
+ exec('ls', function(err, stdout, stderr) {
+   puts(i);
+   throw new Error('hello world');
+ });
+});