diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
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--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-04-24  Benjamin Kosnik  <bkoz@redhat.com>
+
+	PR libstdc++/52689
+	* testsuite/17_intro/static.cc: New.
+
 2012-04-23  Daniel Krugler  <daniel.kruegler@googlemail.com>
 
 	* include/std/type_traits (is_nothrow_destructible): Implement.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/17_intro/static.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/17_intro/static.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..99362f55a8ea
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+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/17_intro/static.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// { dg-do link }
+// { dg-require-effective-target static }
+// { dg-options "-static -std=gnu++11" }
+
+// Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// This file is part of the GNU ISO C++ Library.  This library is free
+// software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+// terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+// Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+// any later version.
+
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this library; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
+// <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+
+// libstdc++/52689 static linking fails
+#include <iostream>
+#include <locale>
+
+int main()
+{
+  std::locale c = std::locale::global();
+  std::cout << "i am old-skool\n";
+  return 0;
+}