diff --git a/test/084-class-init/src/Main.java b/test/084-class-init/src/Main.java
index cf69570..28eb3e9 100644
--- a/test/084-class-init/src/Main.java
+++ b/test/084-class-init/src/Main.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         checkExceptions();
         checkTiming();
+        checkStaticMethodInvokeAfterFailedClinit();
     }
 
     public static void sleep(int msec) {
@@ -128,4 +129,33 @@
             SlowInit.printMsg("MethodThread message");
         }
     }
+
+    static void checkStaticMethodInvokeAfterFailedClinit() {
+        System.out.println("checkStaticMethodInvokeAfterFailedClinit START");
+
+        // Call static method to cause implicit clinit.
+        try {
+            ClassWithThrowingClinit.staticMethod();
+            System.out.println("checkStaticMethodInvokeAfterFailedClinit FAILED"
+                               + " due to missing ExceptionInInitializerError");
+        } catch (ExceptionInInitializerError expected) {
+        }
+
+        // Call again to make sure we still get the expected error.
+        try {
+            ClassWithThrowingClinit.staticMethod();
+            System.out.println("checkStaticMethodInvokeAfterFailedClinit FAILED"
+                               + " due to missing NoClassDefFoundError");
+        } catch (NoClassDefFoundError expected) {
+        }
+        System.out.println("checkStaticMethodInvokeAfterFailedClinit PASSED");
+    }
+
+    static class ClassWithThrowingClinit {
+        static {
+            throwDuringClinit();
+        }
+        static void staticMethod() {
+        }
+    }
 }