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diff --git a/unit-tests/varmod-quote.mk b/unit-tests/varmod-quote.mk
index adf736048e76..3ab86e6b2dd3 100644
--- a/unit-tests/varmod-quote.mk
+++ b/unit-tests/varmod-quote.mk
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
-# $NetBSD: varmod-quote.mk,v 1.2 2020/08/16 14:25:16 rillig Exp $
+# $NetBSD: varmod-quote.mk,v 1.3 2020/10/29 19:07:45 rillig Exp $
#
# Tests for the :Q variable modifier, which quotes the variable value
# to be used in a shell program.
-# TODO: Implementation
+# Any characters that might be interpreted by the shell are escaped.
+# The set of escaped characters is the same, no matter which shell (sh, csh,
+# ksh) is in effect.
+.if ${:Ua b c:Q} != "a\\ b\\ c"
+. error
+.endif
+
+# The quote modifier only applies if the whole modifier name is "Q".
+# There is no "Qshell" or "Qawk" or "Qregex" or even "Qhtml" variant.
+# All strings except the plain "Q" are interpreted as SysV modifier.
+.if ${:Ua.Qshell:Qshell=replaced} != "a.replaced"
+. error
+.endif
all:
@:;