diff --git a/tests/pexpects/fg.py b/tests/pexpects/fg.py
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+++ b/tests/pexpects/fg.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from pexpect_helper import SpawnedProc
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+
+sp = SpawnedProc()
+send, sendline, sleep, expect_prompt, expect_re, expect_str = (
+    sp.send,
+    sp.sendline,
+    sp.sleep,
+    sp.expect_prompt,
+    sp.expect_re,
+    sp.expect_str,
+)
+expect_prompt()
+
+sendline("cat | cat")
+sendline("set -l foo bar; echo $foo")
+expect_str("set -l foo bar; echo $foo")
+
+send("\x1A")
+expect_prompt()
+sendline("set -l foo bar; echo $foo")
+expect_str("bar")
+
+expect_prompt()
+sendline("fg")
+expect_str("Send job 1, 'cat | cat' to foreground")
+sendline("set -l foo bar; echo $foo")
+expect_str("set -l foo bar; echo $foo")
+send("\x04")
+
+expect_prompt()
+sendline("set -l foo bar; echo $foo")
+expect_str("bar")