diff --git a/bindings/guile/test/test-scm-engine.scm b/bindings/guile/test/test-scm-engine.scm
index 098ab21928..c85791c6c1 100644
--- a/bindings/guile/test/test-scm-engine.scm
+++ b/bindings/guile/test/test-scm-engine.scm
@@ -6,9 +6,45 @@
   (test-runner-factory gnc:test-runner)
   (test-begin "test-engine")
   (test-engine)
+  (test-gnc-numeric-from-string)
   (test-end "test-engine"))
 
 (define (test-engine)
   (test-begin "testing function availability")
 
   (test-end "testing deprecated functions"))
+
+(define (test-gnc-numeric-from-string)
+  (test-equal "gnc-numeric-from-string 1"
+    1
+    (gnc-numeric-from-string "1"))
+
+  (test-equal "gnc-numeric-from-string 3/4"
+    3/4
+    (gnc-numeric-from-string "3/4"))
+
+  (test-equal "gnc-numeric-from-string 12 3/4"
+    51/4
+    (gnc-numeric-from-string "12 3/4"))
+
+  (test-equal "gnc-numeric-from-string 2.5"
+    5/2
+    (gnc-numeric-from-string "2.5"))
+
+  (test-equal "gnc-numeric-from-string .5"
+    1/2
+    (gnc-numeric-from-string ".5"))
+
+  (test-equal "gnc-numeric-from-string 1/3"
+    1/3
+    (gnc-numeric-from-string "1/3"))
+
+  ;; should error out; however "1 3" is parsed as 1.
+  (test-skip 1)
+  (test-equal "gnc-numeric-from-string 1 3"
+    #f
+    (gnc-numeric-from-string "1 3"))
+
+  (test-equal "gnc-numeric-from-string #f"
+    #f
+    (gnc-numeric-from-string "#f")))