diff --git a/usr.bin/printf/tests/Makefile b/usr.bin/printf/tests/Makefile
index 04b43fd3ae53..b4ea79be3332 100644
--- a/usr.bin/printf/tests/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/printf/tests/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ PACKAGE=	tests
 TAP_TESTS_SH=	legacy_test
 
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		regress.b.out
+${PACKAGE}FILES+=		regress.bwidth.out
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		regress.d.out
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		regress.f.out
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		regress.l1.out
diff --git a/usr.bin/printf/tests/regress.bwidth.out b/usr.bin/printf/tests/regress.bwidth.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e2ff61c869c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr.bin/printf/tests/regress.bwidth.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+      a
diff --git a/usr.bin/printf/tests/regress.sh b/usr.bin/printf/tests/regress.sh
index c9668a35c69b..a2cf5fb7712c 100644
--- a/usr.bin/printf/tests/regress.sh
+++ b/usr.bin/printf/tests/regress.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 REGRESSION_START($1)
 
-echo '1..23'
+echo '1..24'
 
 REGRESSION_TEST(`b', `printf "abc%b%b" "def\n" "\cghi"')
 REGRESSION_TEST(`d', `printf "%d,%5d,%.5d,%0*d,%.*d\n" 123 123 123 5 123 5 123')
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ REGRESSION_TEST(`missingpos1', `printf "%*.*1\$s" 1 1 1 2>&1')
 REGRESSION_TEST(`missingpos1', `printf "%1\$*2\$.*s" 1 1 1 2>&1')
 REGRESSION_TEST(`missingpos1', `printf "%*1\$.*2\$s" 1 1 1 2>&1')
 REGRESSION_TEST(`missingpos1', `printf "%1\$*.*2\$s" 1 1 1 2>&1')
+REGRESSION_TEST(`bwidth', `printf "%8.2b" "a\nb\n"')
 
 REGRESSION_END()