diff --git a/src/vcpkg-test/system.process.cpp b/src/vcpkg-test/system.process.cpp
index f2b031df36..537262c67f 100644
--- a/src/vcpkg-test/system.process.cpp
+++ b/src/vcpkg-test/system.process.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,34 @@ TEST_CASE ("captures-output", "[system.process]")
     REQUIRE(run.output == expected);
 }
 
+TEST_CASE ("closes-exit-minus-one cmd_execute", "[system.process]")
+{
+    auto test_program = Path(get_exe_path_of_current_process().parent_path()) / "closes-exit-minus-one";
+    ProcessLaunchSettings settings;
+    auto exit_code = cmd_execute(Command{test_program}, settings).value_or_exit(VCPKG_LINE_INFO);
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    auto expected_exit_code = -1;
+#else // ^^^ _WIN32
+    auto expected_exit_code = 255;
+#endif // ^^^ _WIN32
+    REQUIRE(exit_code == expected_exit_code);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE ("closes-exit-minus-one cmd_execute_and_capture_output", "[system.process]")
+{
+    auto test_program = Path(get_exe_path_of_current_process().parent_path()) / "closes-exit-minus-one";
+    RedirectedProcessLaunchSettings settings;
+    settings.stdin_content = "this is some input that will be intentionally not read";
+    auto run = cmd_execute_and_capture_output(Command{test_program}, settings).value_or_exit(VCPKG_LINE_INFO);
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    auto expected_exit_code = -1;
+#else // ^^^ _WIN32
+    auto expected_exit_code = 255;
+#endif // ^^^ _WIN32
+    REQUIRE(run.exit_code == expected_exit_code);
+    REQUIRE(run.output.empty());
+}
+
 TEST_CASE ("no closes-stdin crash", "[system.process]")
 {
     auto test_program = Path(get_exe_path_of_current_process().parent_path()) / "closes-stdin";