diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gdb-rhbz1149205-catch-syscall-fork.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gdb-rhbz1149205-catch-syscall-fork.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..947258e22ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gdb-rhbz1149205-catch-syscall-fork.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int
+main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  if (fork () == 0)
+    sleep (1);
+  chdir (".");
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gdb-rhbz1149205-catch-syscall-fork.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gdb-rhbz1149205-catch-syscall-fork.exp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..96d31d70189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gdb-rhbz1149205-catch-syscall-fork.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program 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 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program 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 program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+if { [is_remote target] || ![isnative] } then {
+    continue
+}
+
+set testfile "gdb-rhbz1149205-catch-syscall-fork"
+set srcfile ${testfile}.c
+set binfile [standard_output_file ${testfile}]
+
+# Until "catch syscall" is implemented on other targets...
+if {![istarget "hppa*-hp-hpux*"] && ![istarget "*-linux*"]} then {
+    continue
+}
+
+# This shall be updated whenever 'catch syscall' is implemented
+# on some architecture.
+#if { ![istarget "i\[34567\]86-*-linux*"]
+if { ![istarget "x86_64-*-linux*"] && ![istarget "i\[34567\]86-*-linux*"]
+     && ![istarget "powerpc-*-linux*"] && ![istarget "powerpc64-*-linux*"]
+     && ![istarget "sparc-*-linux*"] && ![istarget "sparc64-*-linux*"] } {
+     continue
+}
+
+if  { [gdb_compile "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" "${binfile}" executable {debug}] != "" } {
+    untested ${testfile}.exp
+    return -1
+}
+
+gdb_exit
+gdb_start
+gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
+gdb_load $binfile
+
+if { ![runto_main] } {
+    return -1
+}
+
+gdb_test "catch syscall chdir" \
+  "Catchpoint $decimal \\\(syscall (.)?chdir(.)? \\\[$decimal\\\]\\\)" \
+  "catch syscall chdir"
+
+gdb_test "continue" \
+  "Continuing\.\r\n.*\r\nCatchpoint $decimal \\\(call to syscall .?chdir.?.*" \
+  "continue from catch syscall after fork"