diff --git a/vlib/os/file_test.v b/vlib/os/file_test.v
index 9db9547e07..449dc940b8 100644
--- a/vlib/os/file_test.v
+++ b/vlib/os/file_test.v
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ fn test_eof() {
 	assert !f.eof()
 	f.read_bytes(100)
 	assert f.eof()
+	f.close()
 }
 
 fn test_open_file_wb_ab() {
@@ -419,3 +420,21 @@ fn test_open_file_wb_ab() {
 	afile.close()
 	assert os.read_file('text.txt')? == 'hellohello'
 }
+
+fn test_open_append() {
+	os.rm(tfile) or {}
+	mut f1 := os.open_append(tfile)!
+	f1.write_string('abc\n')!
+	f1.close()
+	assert os.read_lines(tfile)! == ['abc']
+	//
+	mut f2 := os.open_append(tfile)!
+	f2.write_string('abc\n')!
+	f2.close()
+	assert os.read_lines(tfile)! == ['abc', 'abc']
+	//
+	mut f3 := os.open_append(tfile)!
+	f3.write_string('def\n')!
+	f3.close()
+	assert os.read_lines(tfile)! == ['abc', 'abc', 'def']
+}