diff -r 3ee4e7827413 -r a1aafd5ea6ec langtools/test/jdk/jshell/JavadocTest.java
--- a/langtools/test/jdk/jshell/JavadocTest.java	Wed Jul 05 22:27:20 2017 +0200
+++ b/langtools/test/jdk/jshell/JavadocTest.java	Wed Nov 16 17:48:43 2016 +0100
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 /*
  * @test
- * @bug 8131019
+ * @bug 8131019 8169561
  * @summary Test Javadoc
  * @library /tools/lib
  * @modules jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
         assertJavadoc("clz.undef|");
     }
 
+    public void testVariableInRepl() {
+        assertEval("Object o;");
+        assertSignature("o|", "o:java.lang.Object");
+    }
+
     private void prepareZip() {
         String clazz =
                 "package test;\n" +