diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/TemplateFunction/CompileFunctionTest.php b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/TemplateFunction/CompileFunctionTest.php
index 6d1da7f5..62747ba2 100644
--- a/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/TemplateFunction/CompileFunctionTest.php
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/TemplateFunction/CompileFunctionTest.php
@@ -438,7 +438,31 @@ class CompileFunctionTest extends PHPUnit_Smarty
      */
     public function testIllegalFunctionName() {
         $this->expectException(SmartyCompilerException::class);
-	    $this->smarty->fetch('string:{function name=\'rce(){};echo "hi";function \'}{/function}');
+        $this->smarty->fetch('string:{function name=\'rce(){};echo "hi";function \'}{/function}');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * test shorthand function definition with regular call
+     */
+    public function testShorthand1()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals("gribus", $this->smarty->fetch('shorthand1.tpl'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * test normal function definition with shorthand call
+     */
+    public function testShorthand2()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals("gribus", $this->smarty->fetch('shorthand2.tpl'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * test shorthand function definition with shorthand call
+     */
+    public function testShorthand3()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals("gribus", $this->smarty->fetch('shorthand3.tpl'));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/TemplateFunction/templates/shorthand1.tpl b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/TemplateFunction/templates/shorthand1.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ca50d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/TemplateFunction/templates/shorthand1.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{function blah}gribus{/function}
+{call name=blah}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/TemplateFunction/templates/shorthand2.tpl b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/TemplateFunction/templates/shorthand2.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2901a3d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/TemplateFunction/templates/shorthand2.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{function name=blah}gribus{/function}
+{blah}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/TemplateFunction/templates/shorthand3.tpl b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/TemplateFunction/templates/shorthand3.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61be2255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/TemplateFunction/templates/shorthand3.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{function blah}gribus{/function}
+{blah}
\ No newline at end of file