diff --git a/tests/modeltests/basic/models.py b/tests/modeltests/basic/models.py
index e4fcaf0312..81656cf2df 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/basic/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/basic/models.py
@@ -365,4 +365,10 @@ year, including Jan. 1 and Dec. 31.
 >>> a12 = Article.objects.create(headline='Article 12', pub_date=datetime(2008, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59, 999999))
 >>> Article.objects.filter(pub_date__year=2008)
 [<Article: Article 11>, <Article: Article 12>]
+
+# Unicode data works, too.
+>>> a = Article(headline=u'\u6797\u539f \u3081\u3050\u307f', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 28))
+>>> a.save()
+>>> Article.objects.get(pk=a.id).headline
+u'\u6797\u539f \u3081\u3050\u307f'
 """