diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 81cebe6..46df5e0 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ run-fail lightweight_test_fail11.cpp : ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_fail12.cpp ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_fail13.cpp ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_fail14.cpp ;
+run-fail lightweight_test_fail15.cpp ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_lt_fail.cpp ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_le_fail.cpp ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_gt_fail.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/lightweight_test_fail15.cpp b/test/lightweight_test_fail15.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4040959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lightweight_test_fail15.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Test BOOST_TEST_NE with character types
+//
+// Copyright 2020 Peter Dimov
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+
+int main()
+{
+    BOOST_TEST_NE( 'A', 'A' );
+    BOOST_TEST_NE( (char)1, (char)1 );
+    BOOST_TEST_NE( (unsigned char)1, (unsigned char)1 );
+    BOOST_TEST_NE( (signed char)1, (signed char)1 );
+
+    BOOST_TEST_NE( L'A', L'A' );
+    BOOST_TEST_NE( (wchar_t)1, (wchar_t)1 );
+
+    int exp = 6;
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_CHAR16_T)
+
+    BOOST_TEST_NE( (char16_t)1, (char16_t)1 );
+    ++exp;
+
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_CHAR32_T)
+
+    BOOST_TEST_NE( (char32_t)1, (char32_t)1 );
+    ++exp;
+
+#endif
+
+    return boost::report_errors() == exp;
+}