--- a/langtools/test/jdk/jshell/ToolSimpleTest.java	Mon Feb 06 15:57:35 2017 +0100
+++ b/langtools/test/jdk/jshell/ToolSimpleTest.java	Mon Feb 06 09:00:02 2017 -0800
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 /*
  * @test
- * @bug 8153716 8143955 8151754 8150382 8153920 8156910 8131024 8160089 8153897 8167128 8154513 8170015 8170368 8172102 8172103  8165405 8173073
+ * @bug 8153716 8143955 8151754 8150382 8153920 8156910 8131024 8160089 8153897 8167128 8154513 8170015 8170368 8172102 8172103  8165405 8173073 8173848
  * @summary Simple jshell tool tests
  * @modules jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api
  *          jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void testLessThan() {
+        test(
+                (a) -> assertCommand(a, "45", "$1 ==> 45"),
+                (a) -> assertCommand(a, "72", "$2 ==> 72"),
+                (a) -> assertCommand(a, "$1 < $2", "$3 ==> true"),
+                (a) -> assertCommand(a, "int a, b", "a ==> 0\n" +
+                        "b ==> 0"),
+                (a) -> assertCommand(a, "a < b", "$6 ==> false")
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void oneLineOfError() {
         test(
                 (a) -> assertCommand(a, "12+", null),