diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/ChangeLog b/testsuites/psxtests/ChangeLog
index 3bc9dc45e6..2517771a65 100644
--- a/testsuites/psxtests/ChangeLog
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-06-30	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
+
+	* psxrwlock01/psxrwlock01.scn, psxrwlock01/test.c: Add test case for
+	obtaining rwlock for read with a timed lock operation when the
+	abstime timeout is in the past.
+
 2009-06-29	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
 
 	* psx05/init.c, psx05/psx05.scn: Add test case for process scope now
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/psxrwlock01/psxrwlock01.scn b/testsuites/psxtests/psxrwlock01/psxrwlock01.scn
index 5155dcbbb1..4f563d7a70 100644
--- a/testsuites/psxtests/psxrwlock01/psxrwlock01.scn
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/psxrwlock01/psxrwlock01.scn
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ WriteThread - pthread_rwlock_wrlock(RWLock) unblocked -- OK
 clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &abstime) -- OK
 pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock( &RWLock, &abstime) -- OK
 WriteThread - pthread_rwlock_unlock(RWLock) -- OK
-pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock( &RWLock, &abstime) -- OK
+pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock( &RWLock, &abstime) -- ETIMEDOUT
+pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock( &RWLock, &abstime) -- ETIMEDOUT
+pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock( &RWLock, &abstime) -- in past -- OK
 pthread_rwlock_destroy( &RWLock ) -- OK
 *** END OF POSIX RWLOCK TEST 01 ***
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/psxrwlock01/test.c b/testsuites/psxtests/psxrwlock01/test.c
index a03e032235..75f84eab66 100644
--- a/testsuites/psxtests/psxrwlock01/test.c
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/psxrwlock01/test.c
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ int main(
   status = pthread_rwlock_destroy( &RWLock );
   assert( status == EBUSY );
 
+  /* now unlock it so the threads can continue */
   puts( "pthread_rwlock_unlock(RWLock) -- OK" );
   status = pthread_rwlock_unlock(&RWLock);
   assert( !status );
@@ -369,10 +370,24 @@ int main(
   assert( status == 0 );
 
   abstime.tv_sec += 1;
-  puts( "pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock( &RWLock, &abstime) -- OK" );
+  puts( "pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock( &RWLock, &abstime) -- ETIMEDOUT" );
   status = pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock( &RWLock, &abstime );
   assert( status == ETIMEDOUT );
 
+  abstime.tv_sec -= 1;
+  puts( "pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock( &RWLock, &abstime) -- ETIMEDOUT" );
+  status = pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock( &RWLock, &abstime );
+  assert( status == ETIMEDOUT );
+
+  /*************** OBTAIN RWLOCK WITH ABSTIME IN PAST ***************/
+  status = pthread_rwlock_unlock(&RWLock);
+  assert( !status );
+
+  abstime.tv_sec -= 1;
+  puts( "pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock( &RWLock, &abstime) -- in past -- OK" );
+  status = pthread_rwlock_timedrdlock( &RWLock, &abstime );
+  assert( status == 0 );
+
   /*************** DESTROY RWLOCK ***************/
   puts( "pthread_rwlock_destroy( &RWLock ) -- OK" );
   status = pthread_rwlock_destroy( &RWLock );