diff --git a/ext/oci8/tests/cursor_bind.phpt b/ext/oci8/tests/cursor_bind.phpt
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+--TEST--
+bind and fetch cursor from a statement
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+require dirname(__FILE__)."/connect.inc";
+
+$drop_table = "DROP TABLE ".$schema.$table_name."";
+
+if (!($s = oci_parse($c, $drop_table))) {
+	die("oci_parse(drop) failed!\n");
+}
+
+@oci_execute($s);
+
+$create_table = "CREATE TABLE ".$schema.$table_name." (id NUMBER, value VARCHAR(20))";
+
+if (!($s = oci_parse($c, $create_table))) {
+	die("oci_parse(create) failed!\n");
+}
+
+if (!oci_execute($s)) {
+	die("oci_execute(create) failed!\n");
+}
+
+$insert_sql = "INSERT INTO ".$schema.$table_name." (id, value) VALUES (1,1)";
+
+if (!($s = oci_parse($c, $insert_sql))) {
+	die("oci_parse(insert) failed!\n");
+}
+
+for ($i = 0; $i<3; $i++) {
+	if (!oci_execute($s)) {
+		die("oci_execute(insert) failed!\n");
+	}
+}
+
+if (!oci_commit($c)) {
+	die("oci_commit() failed!\n");
+}
+
+
+$sql = "
+DECLARE
+TYPE curtype IS REF CURSOR;
+cursor_var curtype;
+BEGIN
+	OPEN cursor_var FOR SELECT id, value FROM ".$schema.$table_name.";
+	:curs := cursor_var;
+END;
+";
+
+$stmt = oci_parse($c, $sql);
+
+$cursor = oci_new_cursor($c);
+oci_bind_by_name($stmt, ":curs", $cursor, -1, OCI_B_CURSOR);
+
+oci_execute($stmt);
+
+oci_execute($cursor);
+var_dump(oci_fetch_row($cursor));
+var_dump(oci_fetch_row($cursor));
+var_dump(oci_fetch_row($cursor));
+var_dump(oci_fetch_row($cursor));
+
+echo "Done\n";
+
+$drop_table = "DROP TABLE ".$schema.$table_name."";
+
+if (!($s = oci_parse($c, $drop_table))) {
+	die("oci_parse(drop) failed!\n");
+}
+
+@oci_execute($s);
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--	
+array(2) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(1) "1"
+  [1]=>
+  string(1) "1"
+}
+array(2) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(1) "1"
+  [1]=>
+  string(1) "1"
+}
+array(2) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(1) "1"
+  [1]=>
+  string(1) "1"
+}
+bool(false)
+Done