diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 44a45d2..81cebe6 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ run lightweight_test_test4.cpp
 run lightweight_test_test5.cpp
   : : : $(pedantic-errors)
     <toolset>gcc-4.4.7:<cxxflags>-Wno-sign-compare ;
+run lightweight_test_test6.cpp
+  : : : $(pedantic-errors) ;
 
 run-fail lightweight_test_all_eq_test.cpp ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_all_with_fail.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/lightweight_test_test6.cpp b/test/lightweight_test_test6.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bead72f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lightweight_test_test6.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Test BOOST_TEST_EQ with character types
+//
+// Copyright 2020 Peter Dimov
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+
+int main()
+{
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( 'A', 'A' );
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( (char)1, (char)1 );
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( (unsigned char)1, (unsigned char)1 );
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( (signed char)1, (signed char)1 );
+
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( L'A', L'A' );
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( (wchar_t)1, (wchar_t)1 );
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_CHAR16)
+
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( (char16_t)1, (char16_t)1 );
+
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_CHAR32)
+
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( (char32_t)1, (char32_t)1 );
+
+#endif
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}