diff --git a/itertools/test_itertools.py b/itertools/test_itertools.py
index 51a29fd4..eee1caed 100644
--- a/itertools/test_itertools.py
+++ b/itertools/test_itertools.py
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ import itertools
 assert list(itertools.islice(list(range(10)), 4)) == [0, 1, 2, 3]
 assert list(itertools.islice(list(range(10)), 2, 6)) == [2, 3, 4, 5]
 assert list(itertools.islice(list(range(10)), 2, 6, 2)) == [2, 4]
+
+def g():
+    while True:
+        yield 123
+
+assert list(itertools.islice(g(), 5)) == [123, 123, 123, 123, 123]