diff --git a/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/bug9879.html b/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/bug9879.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e3d3b616f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/bug9879.html
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<TABLE BORDER=1>
+ <TR>
+  <TD ROWSPAN=0>rowspan 0</TD>
+  <TD COLSPAN=0>colspan 0</TD>
+ </TR>
+ <TR>
+  <TD>5</TD>
+  <TD>6</TD>
+ </TR>
+</TABLE>
+
+<BR>
+
+<TABLE BORDER=1>
+ <TR>
+  <TD COLSPAN=0>colspan 0</TD>
+  <TD>3</TD>
+ </TR>
+ <TR>
+  <TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD>
+ </TR>
+</TABLE>
+
+<BR>
+  
+<TABLE BORDER=1>
+ <TR>
+  <TD>1</TD>
+  <TD ROWSPAN=2 COLSPAN=0>rowspan 0 colspan 0</TD>
+ </TR>
+ <TR>
+  <TD>4</TD><TD>6</TD>
+ </TR>
+</TABLE>
+
+<BR>
+
+<TABLE BORDER=1>
+ <TR>
+  <TD>1</TD>
+  <TD ROWSPAN=2>2</TD>
+ </TR>
+ <TR>
+  <TD ALIGN=center COLSPAN=0>3</TD>
+ </TR>
+</TABLE>  
+
+<BR>
+
+<table border>
+<tr>
+ <td>auto</td>
+ <td rowspan=0>rowspan 0</td>
+ <td>auto</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+ <td>auto</td>
+ <td>auto</td>
+ <td>auto</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
diff --git a/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/file_list.txt b/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/file_list.txt
index 9c25f391cbb..cabee0e4160 100644
--- a/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/file_list.txt
+++ b/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/file_list.txt
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ file:///s:/mozilla/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/bug9123-1.html
 file:///s:/mozilla/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/bug9123-2.html
 file:///s:/mozilla/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/bug963.html
 file:///s:/mozilla/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/bug965.html
+file:///s:/mozilla/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/bug9879.html
 file:///s:/mozilla/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/bug16252.html
 file:///s:/mozilla/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/bug13196.html
 file:///s:/mozilla/layout/html/tests/table/bugs/bug14489.html