diff --git a/tests/js/common/shell/shell-statement.js b/tests/js/common/shell/shell-statement.js
index 283d232a36..42fe5df05b 100644
--- a/tests/js/common/shell/shell-statement.js
+++ b/tests/js/common/shell/shell-statement.js
@@ -996,6 +996,17 @@ function StatementSuite () {
       assertEqual({ value0: [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ], value1: { foo: "bar", baz: "bark" } }, result.bindVars);
     },
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief test string builder
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    testTemplateStringBuilderEmptyInlines : function () {
+      var foo = "foo-matic", bar = "BAR o MATIC", what = "' this string \\ \" is ' evil\n`";
+      var result = aql`FOR ${foo} ${aql.join([])} IN ${bar} ${aql``} RETURN ${what} ${aql.literal('')}`;
+      assertEqual("FOR @value0  IN @value1  RETURN @value2 ", result.query);
+      assertEqual({ value0: foo, value1: bar, value2: what }, result.bindVars);
+    },
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief test string builder
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////