diff --git a/ext/phar/tests/phar_dir_iterate.phpt b/ext/phar/tests/phar_dir_iterate.phpt
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+--TEST--
+Phar object: iterate test with sub-directories and RecursiveIteratorIterator
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (!extension_loaded('phar')) die('skip'); ?>
+<?php if (!extension_loaded("spl")) print "skip SPL not available"; ?>
+--INI--
+phar.readonly=0
+phar.require_hash=0
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$phar = new Phar(dirname(__FILE__) . '/test.phar');
+$phar['top.txt'] = 'hi';
+$phar['sub/top.txt'] = 'there';
+$phar['another.file.txt'] = 'wowee';
+$newphar = new Phar(dirname(__FILE__) . '/test.phar');
+foreach (new RecursiveIteratorIterator($newphar) as $path => $obj) {
+	var_dump($obj->getPathName());
+}
+?>
+===DONE===
+--CLEAN--
+<?php 
+unlink(dirname(__FILE__) . '/test.phar');
+__halt_compiler();
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+string(%d) "phar://%stest.phar/another.file.txt"
+string(%d) "phar://%stest.phar/sub/top.txt"
+string(%d) "phar://%stest.phar/top.txt"
+===DONE===