diff --git a/tests/basics/sys_tracebacklimit.py.exp b/tests/basics/sys_tracebacklimit.py.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3647280584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/basics/sys_tracebacklimit.py.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File  , line 62, in ftop
+  File  , line 57, in f3
+  File  , line 53, in f2
+  File  , line 49, in f1
+  File  , line 45, in f0
+ValueError: value
+
+limit 4
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File  , line 62, in ftop
+  File  , line 57, in f3
+  File  , line 53, in f2
+  File  , line 49, in f1
+ValueError: value
+
+limit 3
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File  , line 62, in ftop
+  File  , line 57, in f3
+  File  , line 53, in f2
+ValueError: value
+
+limit 2
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File  , line 62, in ftop
+  File  , line 57, in f3
+ValueError: value
+
+limit 1
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File  , line 62, in ftop
+ValueError: value
+
+limit 0
+ValueError: value
+
+limit -1
+ValueError: value
+
+True
+False