diff --git a/test/ruby/test_default_gems.rb b/test/ruby/test_default_gems.rb
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+++ b/test/ruby/test_default_gems.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: false
+require 'rubygems'
+
+class TestDefaultGems < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+  def test_validate_gemspec
+    srcdir = File.expand_path('../../..', __FILE__)
+    Dir.glob("#{srcdir}/{lib,ext}/**/*.gemspec").map do |src|
+      assert_nothing_raised do
+        raise("invalid spec in #{file}") unless Gem::Specification.load(src)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end