diff --git a/test/Assembler/2008-09-02-FunctionNotes.ll b/test/Assembler/2008-09-02-FunctionNotes.ll
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2751b6419da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Assembler/2008-09-02-FunctionNotes.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+; Test function notes
+; RUN: llvm-as < %s -f -o /dev/null
+
+define void @fn1() notes(inline=always) {
+  ret void
+}
+
+define void @fn2() notes(inline=never) {
+  ret void
+}
+
diff --git a/test/Assembler/2008-09-02-FunctionNotes2.ll b/test/Assembler/2008-09-02-FunctionNotes2.ll
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7740bdd596c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Assembler/2008-09-02-FunctionNotes2.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+; Test function notes
+; RUN: not llvm-as  %s |& grep "only one inline note" 
+
+define void @fn1() notes(inline=always,inline=never) {
+  ret void
+}
+