diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
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+2005-12-28  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR libgfortran/25139
+	* gfortran.dg/backspace_2.f: New test.
+
 2005-12-28  Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR libgfortran/25550
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/backspace_2.f b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/backspace_2.f
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+! { dg-do run }
+! PR25139 Repeated backspaces and reads.
+! Derived from example given in PR by Dale Ranta and FX Coudert
+! Contributed by Jerry DeLisle  <jvdelisle@gcc.gnu.org> 
+      integer dat(5)
+      dat = (/ 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 /)
+      write(11) dat,dat,dat,dat
+      rewind 11
+      write(11) dat
+      read(11,end=1008) dat
+      call abort()
+ 1008 continue
+      backspace 11
+      write(11) dat
+      read(11,end=1011) dat
+      call abort()
+ 1011 continue
+      backspace 11
+      backspace 11
+      end
+