diff --git a/test/helper.rb b/test/helper.rb
index 237e5ec8..9ff54c3d 100644
--- a/test/helper.rb
+++ b/test/helper.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ unless Object.const_defined? 'Pry'
 end
 
 require 'bacon'
+require 'open4'
 
 # Ensure we do not execute any rc files
 Pry::RC_FILES.clear
diff --git a/test/test_pry.rb b/test/test_pry.rb
index 9413f4c7..aaa9b87c 100644
--- a/test/test_pry.rb
+++ b/test/test_pry.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ puts "With method_source version #{MethodSource::VERSION}"
 puts "--"
 
 describe Pry do
+
+  describe 'warning emissions' do
+    it 'should emit no warnings' do
+      Open4.popen4 'ruby -I lib -r"pry" -W -e "exit"' do |pid, stdin, stdout, stderr|
+        stderr.read.empty?.should == true
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "open a Pry session on an object" do
     describe "rep" do
       before do