diff --git a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/CheckerTest.java b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/CheckerTest.java
index 3f44b7c7e..70bcfda3b 100644
--- a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/CheckerTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/CheckerTest.java
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ public class CheckerTest
         final String filepath = getPath("InputSimple.java");
         assertNotNull(c);
         final String[] expected = {
-            filepath + ":1: file length is 146 lines (max allowed is 20).",
+            filepath + ":1: file length is 160 lines (max allowed is 20).",
             filepath + ":3: Line does not match expected header line of '// Created: 2001'.",
             filepath + ":18: line longer than 80 characters",
             filepath + ":19:25: line contains a tab character",
@@ -402,6 +402,20 @@ public class CheckerTest
             filepath + ":132:20: variable 'InnerBlockVariable' must match pattern '^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$'.",
             filepath + ":137:10: method name 'ALL_UPPERCASE_METHOD' must match pattern '^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$'.",
             filepath + ":142:30: variable 'BAD__NAME' must match pattern '^[A-Z](_?[A-Z0-9]+)*$'.",
+            filepath + ":145: line longer than 80 characters",
+            filepath + ":145:35: line contains a tab character",
+            filepath + ":146:64: line contains a tab character",
+            filepath + ":153:27: '=' is not followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":154:9: line contains a tab character",
+            filepath + ":154:27: '=' is not followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":155:10: line contains a tab character",
+            filepath + ":155:27: '=' is not followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":156:1: line contains a tab character",
+            filepath + ":156:27: '=' is not followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":157:3: line contains a tab character",
+            filepath + ":157:27: '=' is not followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":158:3: line contains a tab character",
+            filepath + ":158:27: '=' is not followed by whitespace.",
         };
         verify(c, filepath, expected);
     }
diff --git a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputSimple.java b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputSimple.java
index 0f1b60782..71d76cf0b 100644
--- a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputSimple.java
+++ b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputSimple.java
@@ -142,5 +142,19 @@ final class InputSimple
     private static final int BAD__NAME = 3;
 
     // A very, very long line that is OK because it matches the regexp "^.*is OK.*regexp.*$"
+    // long line that has a tab ->	<- and would be OK if tab counted as 1 char
+    // tabs that count as one char because of their position ->	<-   ->	<-, OK
 
+    /** some lines to test the error column after tabs */
+    void errorColumnAfterTabs()
+    {
+        // with tab-width 8 all statements below start at the same column,
+        // with different combinations of ' ' and '\t' before the statement
+                int tab0 =1;
+        	int tab1 =1;
+         	int tab2 =1;
+		int tab3 =1;
+  	  	int tab4 =1;
+  	        int tab5 =1;
+    }
 }