@@ -2907,3 +2907,22 @@ RUN echo 123`,

 	logDone("build - verbose output from commands")

 }

+

+func TestBuildWithTabs(t *testing.T) {

+	name := "testbuildwithtabs"

+	defer deleteImages(name)

+	_, err := buildImage(name,

+		"FROM busybox\nRUN echo\tone\t\ttwo", true)

+	if err != nil {

+		t.Fatal(err)

+	}

+	res, err := inspectFieldJSON(name, "ContainerConfig.Cmd")

+	if err != nil {

+		t.Fatal(err)

+	}

+	expected := "[\"/bin/sh\",\"-c\",\"echo\\u0009one\\u0009\\u0009two\"]"

+	if res != expected {

+		t.Fatalf("Missing tabs.\nGot:%s\nExp:%s", res, expected)

+	}

+	logDone("build - with tabs")

+}