diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-vars/var_posix1.right b/shell/ash_test/ash-vars/var_posix1.right
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..013b2230b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-vars/var_posix1.right
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+abcdcd
+abcdcd
+abcdcd
+cdcd
+babcdcd
+ababcd
+ababcd
+ababcd
+abab
+ababcdc
diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-vars/var_posix1.tests b/shell/ash_test/ash-vars/var_posix1.tests
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a7c85cbb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-vars/var_posix1.tests
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+var=ababcdcd
+
+echo ${var#ab}
+echo ${var#a*b}
+echo ${var##ab}
+echo ${var##a*b}
+echo ${var#?}
+
+echo ${var%cd}
+echo ${var%c*d}
+echo ${var%%cd}
+echo ${var%%c*d}
+echo ${var%?}