diff --git a/pear/tests/pear_common_validPackageVersion.phpt b/pear/tests/pear_common_validPackageVersion.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a23477a2b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pear/tests/pear_common_validPackageVersion.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+--TEST--
+PEAR_Common::validPackageVersion test
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+if (!getenv('PHP_PEAR_RUNTESTS')) {
+    echo 'skip';
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+require_once 'PEAR/Common.php';
+
+// '\d+(?:\.\d+)*(?:[a-z]+\d*)?'
+
+echo "==Valid Tests==\n";
+$a = '1';
+echo "$a ";
+echo (PEAR_Common::validPackageVersion($a)) ? "valid\n" : "invalid\n";
+
+$a = '1.1';
+echo "$a ";
+echo (PEAR_Common::validPackageVersion($a)) ? "valid\n" : "invalid\n";
+
+$a = '1.1.1';
+echo "$a ";
+echo (PEAR_Common::validPackageVersion($a)) ? "valid\n" : "invalid\n";
+
+$a = '1.1.1.1';
+echo "$a ";
+echo (PEAR_Common::validPackageVersion($a)) ? "valid\n" : "invalid\n";
+
+$a = '1.1.1abc3';
+echo "$a ";
+echo (PEAR_Common::validPackageVersion($a)) ? "valid\n" : "invalid\n";
+
+$a = '1.234beta4';
+echo "$a ";
+echo (PEAR_Common::validPackageVersion($a)) ? "valid\n" : "invalid\n";
+
+$a = '1alpha3';
+echo "$a ";
+echo (PEAR_Common::validPackageVersion($a)) ? "valid\n" : "invalid\n";
+
+$a = '1alpha';
+echo "$a ";
+echo (PEAR_Common::validPackageVersion($a)) ? "valid\n" : "invalid\n";
+
+$a = '1.1a';
+echo "$a ";
+echo (PEAR_Common::validPackageVersion($a)) ? "valid\n" : "invalid\n";
+
+echo "==Invalid Tests==\n";
+
+$a = '1.0.0-alpha2';
+echo "$a ";
+echo (PEAR_Common::validPackageVersion($a)) ? "valid\n" : "invalid\n";
+
+$a = '1alpha.4';
+echo "$a ";
+echo (PEAR_Common::validPackageVersion($a)) ? "valid\n" : "invalid\n";
+
+$a = '1.1alpha.4';
+echo "$a ";
+echo (PEAR_Common::validPackageVersion($a)) ? "valid\n" : "invalid\n";
+?>
+--GET--
+--POST--
+--EXPECT--
+==Valid Tests==
+1 valid
+1.1 valid
+1.1.1 valid
+1.1.1.1 valid
+1.1.1abc3 valid
+1.234beta4 valid
+1alpha3 valid
+1alpha valid
+1.1a valid
+==Invalid Tests==
+1.0.0-alpha2 invalid
+1alpha.4 invalid
+1.1alpha.4 invalid