diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/071.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/071.phpt
index 0ee0f9d27ca..ff8218f470b 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/071.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/071.phpt
@@ -15,8 +15,21 @@ mysqli thread_id & kill
 	var_dump($mysql->ping());
 
 	$mysql->close();
+
+	$mysql = new mysqli($host, $user, $passwd, "test");
+
+	var_dump(mysqli_ping($mysql));
+
+	var_dump(mysqli_kill($mysql, mysqli_thread_id($mysql)));
+
+	var_dump(mysqli_ping($mysql));
+
+	$mysql->close();
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 bool(true)
 bool(true)
 bool(false)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(false)