@@ -160,4 +160,16 @@ def <<(msg)
 assert_join_threads([client_thread, server_thread])
 }
 end
+
+def test_shutdown_pipe
+pipe = IO.pipe
+server = WEBrick::GenericServer.new(
+:ShutdownPipe => pipe,
+:BindAddress => '0.0.0.0',
+:Port => 0,
+:Logger => WEBrick::Log.new([], WEBrick::BasicLog::WARN))
+server_thread = Thread.start { server.start }
+pipe.last.puts('')
+assert_join_threads([server_thread])
+end
 end