diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
index 1a4279a4bb..e148c2a09d 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-testprogs = thread1 thread2 thread3 thread4 thread5
+testprogs = thread1 thread2 thread3 thread4 thread5 threadb
 
 TESTS = $(testprogs)
 
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/threads/threadb.c b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/threadb.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9021f6af05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/threadb.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+/* threadb.c
+ * this tests if we can make a GstThread, put some stuff in it,
+ * dispatch it, and let it run from a main gst loop
+ */
+
+
+static void
+construct_pipeline (GstElement *pipeline) 
+{
+  GstElement *src, *sink, *identity;
+
+  src      = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesrc",  NULL);
+  identity = gst_element_factory_make ("identity", NULL);
+  sink     = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", NULL);
+  g_assert (src);
+  g_assert (identity);
+  g_assert (sink);
+
+  gst_element_connect_many (src, identity, sink, NULL);
+
+  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, identity, sink, NULL);
+
+  g_object_set (G_OBJECT (src), "num_buffers", 5, NULL);
+}
+
+void
+state_changed (GstElement *el, gint arg1, gint arg2, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  g_print ("element %s has changed state\n", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (el));
+}
+
+int
+main (gint argc, gchar *argv[])
+{
+  GstElement *thread;
+  
+  gst_init (&argc, &argv);
+
+  thread = gst_thread_new ("main_thread");
+  g_assert (thread);
+
+  /* connect state change signal */
+  g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (thread), "state_change", state_changed, NULL);
+  construct_pipeline (thread);
+
+  g_print ("Setting thread to play\n");
+  gst_element_set_state (thread, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
+
+  g_print ("Going into the main GStreamer loop\n");
+  gst_main (); 
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am b/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
index 1a4279a4bb..e148c2a09d 100644
--- a/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-testprogs = thread1 thread2 thread3 thread4 thread5
+testprogs = thread1 thread2 thread3 thread4 thread5 threadb
 
 TESTS = $(testprogs)
 
diff --git a/testsuite/threads/threadb.c b/testsuite/threads/threadb.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9021f6af05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/threads/threadb.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+/* threadb.c
+ * this tests if we can make a GstThread, put some stuff in it,
+ * dispatch it, and let it run from a main gst loop
+ */
+
+
+static void
+construct_pipeline (GstElement *pipeline) 
+{
+  GstElement *src, *sink, *identity;
+
+  src      = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesrc",  NULL);
+  identity = gst_element_factory_make ("identity", NULL);
+  sink     = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", NULL);
+  g_assert (src);
+  g_assert (identity);
+  g_assert (sink);
+
+  gst_element_connect_many (src, identity, sink, NULL);
+
+  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, identity, sink, NULL);
+
+  g_object_set (G_OBJECT (src), "num_buffers", 5, NULL);
+}
+
+void
+state_changed (GstElement *el, gint arg1, gint arg2, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  g_print ("element %s has changed state\n", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (el));
+}
+
+int
+main (gint argc, gchar *argv[])
+{
+  GstElement *thread;
+  
+  gst_init (&argc, &argv);
+
+  thread = gst_thread_new ("main_thread");
+  g_assert (thread);
+
+  /* connect state change signal */
+  g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (thread), "state_change", state_changed, NULL);
+  construct_pipeline (thread);
+
+  g_print ("Setting thread to play\n");
+  gst_element_set_state (thread, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
+
+  g_print ("Going into the main GStreamer loop\n");
+  gst_main (); 
+
+  return 0;
+}
+