diff --git a/src/tests/kits/support/bstring/StringCharAccessTest.cpp b/src/tests/kits/support/bstring/StringCharAccessTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b43dacbf0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/kits/support/bstring/StringCharAccessTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#include "StringCharAccessTest.h"
+#include "cppunit/TestCaller.h"
+#include <String.h>
+
+
+StringCharAccessTest::StringCharAccessTest(std::string name) :
+		BTestCase(name)
+{
+}
+
+ 
+
+StringCharAccessTest::~StringCharAccessTest()
+{
+}
+
+
+void 
+StringCharAccessTest::PerformTest(void)
+{
+	BString string("A simple string");
+	
+	//operator[]
+	NextSubTest();
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(string[0] == 'A');
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(string[1] == ' ');
+
+	//&operator[]
+	NextSubTest();
+	string[0] = 'a';
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(strcmp(string.String(), "a simple string") == 0);
+	
+	//ByteAt(int32)
+	NextSubTest();
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(string[-10] == 0);
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(string[200] == 0);
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(string[1] == ' ');
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(string[7] == 'e');
+}
+
+
+CppUnit::Test *StringCharAccessTest::suite(void)
+{	
+	typedef CppUnit::TestCaller<StringCharAccessTest>
+		StringCharAccessTestCaller;
+		
+	return(new StringCharAccessTestCaller("BString::CharAccess Test", &StringCharAccessTest::PerformTest));
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/kits/support/bstring/StringCharAccessTest.h b/src/tests/kits/support/bstring/StringCharAccessTest.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1875f5655a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/kits/support/bstring/StringCharAccessTest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef StringCharAccessTest_H
+#define StringCharAccessTest_H
+
+#include "TestCase.h"
+#include <String.h>
+
+	
+class StringCharAccessTest : public BTestCase
+{
+	
+private:
+	
+protected:
+	
+public:
+	static Test *suite(void);
+	void PerformTest(void);
+	StringCharAccessTest(std::string name = "");
+	virtual ~StringCharAccessTest();
+	};
+	
+#endif
diff --git a/src/tests/kits/support/bstring/StringTest.cpp b/src/tests/kits/support/bstring/StringTest.cpp
index b4ae079fd4..57e050e712 100644
--- a/src/tests/kits/support/bstring/StringTest.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/kits/support/bstring/StringTest.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "StringRemoveTest.h"
 #include "StringCompareTest.h"
 #include "StringFormatAppendTest.h"
+#include "StringCharAccessTest.h"
 
 CppUnit::Test *StringTestSuite()
 {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ CppUnit::Test *StringTestSuite()
 	testSuite->addTest(StringRemoveTest::suite());
 	testSuite->addTest(StringCompareTest::suite());
 	testSuite->addTest(StringFormatAppendTest::suite());
+	testSuite->addTest(StringCharAccessTest::suite());
 	
 	return(testSuite);
 }