diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/e32-rel4.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/e32-rel4.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..005075b654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/e32-rel4.d
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#objdump: --prefix-addresses -dr
+#name: MIPS ELF reloc 4
+
+.*: +file format.*
+
+Disassembly of section .text:
+0+000 <[^>]*> addiu	a0,gp,0
+			0: R_MIPS_GPREL16	a
+0+004 <[^>]*> addiu	a0,gp,4
+			4: R_MIPS_GPREL16	a
+0+008 <[^>]*> addiu	a0,gp,8
+			8: R_MIPS_GPREL16	a
+0+00c <[^>]*> addiu	a0,gp,12
+			c: R_MIPS_GPREL16	a
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/e32-rel4.s b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/e32-rel4.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..085cb23c34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/e32-rel4.s
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+	.section .sdata
+	.global a
+	.4byte 1
+a:	.4byte 2
+
+	.section .text
+	la $4,a
+	la $4,a+4
+	la $4,a+8
+	la $4,a+12
+
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/elf-rel4.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/elf-rel4.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21e3975eeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/elf-rel4.d
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#objdump: --prefix-addresses -dr
+#name: MIPS ELF reloc 4
+
+.*: +file format.*
+
+Disassembly of section .text:
+0+000 <[^>]*> daddiu	a0,gp,0
+			0: R_MIPS_GPREL16	a
+0+004 <[^>]*> daddiu	a0,gp,4
+			4: R_MIPS_GPREL16	a
+0+008 <[^>]*> daddiu	a0,gp,8
+			8: R_MIPS_GPREL16	a
+0+00c <[^>]*> daddiu	a0,gp,12
+			c: R_MIPS_GPREL16	a
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/elf-rel4.s b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/elf-rel4.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..085cb23c34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/elf-rel4.s
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+	.section .sdata
+	.global a
+	.4byte 1
+a:	.4byte 2
+
+	.section .text
+	la $4,a
+	la $4,a+4
+	la $4,a+8
+	la $4,a+12
+
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp
index 00344ceb68..84932aa43f 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp
@@ -150,9 +150,11 @@ if { [istarget mips*-*-*] } then {
 
 	run_dump_test "elf${el}-rel"
 	if [istarget mips64*-*-*] { 
-	    run_dump_test "elf${el}-rel2" 
+	    run_dump_test "elf${el}-rel2"
+	    run_dump_test "elf${el}-rel4"
 	} {
-	    run_dump_test "e32${el}-rel2" 
+	    run_dump_test "e32${el}-rel2"
+	    run_dump_test "e32${el}-rel4"
 	}
 	run_dump_test "elf${el}-rel3"
 	run_dump_test "${tmips}${el}empic"