diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/DOMDocument_createEntityReference_error1.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/DOMDocument_createEntityReference_error1.phpt
index d9c256238cd..aa1752ab34c 100644
--- a/ext/dom/tests/DOMDocument_createEntityReference_error1.phpt
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/DOMDocument_createEntityReference_error1.phpt
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ $objDoc = new DomDocument();
 try {
     $objDoc->createEntityReference('!');
 } catch (DOMException $e) {
+    var_dump($e->getCode() === DOM_INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR);
     echo $e->getMessage();
 }
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
+bool(true)
 Invalid Character Error
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/DOMEntityReference_basic.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/DOMEntityReference_basic.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4542be2a636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/DOMEntityReference_basic.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--TEST--
+DOMEntityReference - read $nodeName property
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php require_once('skipif.inc'); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$der = new DOMEntityReference('nbsp');
+var_dump($der->nodeName);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(4) "nbsp"
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/DOMEntityReference_error1.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/DOMEntityReference_error1.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eab04e43ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/DOMEntityReference_error1.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--TEST--
+DOMEntityReference - DOM_INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR raised if name contains an invalid character
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php require_once('skipif.inc'); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+try {
+    new DOMEntityReference('!');
+} catch (DOMException $e) {
+    var_dump($e->getCode() === DOM_INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR);
+    echo $e->getMessage();
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+bool(true)
+Invalid Character Error