diff --git a/test/allocator_test.cpp b/test/allocator_test.cpp
index cab749f..0345608 100644
--- a/test/allocator_test.cpp
+++ b/test/allocator_test.cpp
@@ -84,5 +84,14 @@ test_main(int, char*[])
   fv = &do_nothing;
   fv.clear();
 
+  function<int (int, int), empty_function_policy, empty_function_mixin,
+           counting_allocator<int> > f2;
+  alloc_count = 0;
+  dealloc_count = 0;
+  f2 = plus<int>();
+  f2.clear();
+  BOOST_TEST(alloc_count == 1);
+  BOOST_TEST(dealloc_count == 1);
+
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/test/function_test.cpp b/test/function_test.cpp
index 1b721a5..8b09ce5 100644
--- a/test/function_test.cpp
+++ b/test/function_test.cpp
@@ -632,6 +632,28 @@ test_ref()
   }
 }
 
+static void
+test_new_syntax()
+{
+  write_five_obj five;
+  function<void()> v2;
+
+  // Assignment
+  v2 = five;
+  BOOST_TEST(!v2.empty());
+
+  // Invocation
+  global_int = 0;
+  v2();
+
+  BOOST_TEST(global_int == 5);
+  function<string (const string& x, const string& y)> cat(&string_cat);
+  BOOST_TEST(cat("str", "ing") == "string");  
+
+  function<int (short lhs, short rhs)> sum(&sum_ints);
+  BOOST_TEST(sum(2, 3) == 5);
+}
+
 int test_main(int, char* [])
 {
   test_zero_args();
@@ -640,6 +662,7 @@ int test_main(int, char* [])
   test_emptiness();
   test_member_functions();
   test_ref();
+  test_new_syntax();
 
   return 0;
 }