diff --git a/tests/help.rs b/tests/help.rs
index 1fc101ae..6713f6ca 100644
--- a/tests/help.rs
+++ b/tests/help.rs
@@ -1443,4 +1443,49 @@ fn multiple_custom_help_headers() {
         MULTIPLE_CUSTOM_HELP_SECTIONS,
         false
     ));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+static ISSUE_897: &'static str = "ctest-foo 0.1
+Long about foo
+
+USAGE:
+    ctest foo
+
+FLAGS:
+    -h, --help       
+            Prints help information
+
+    -V, --version    
+            Prints version information";
+
+#[test]
+fn show_long_about_issue_897() {
+    let app = App::new("ctest")
+        .version("0.1")
+        .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("foo")
+            .version("0.1")
+            .about("About foo")
+            .long_about("Long about foo"));
+    assert!(test::compare_output(app, "ctest foo --help", ISSUE_897, false));
+}
+
+static ISSUE_897_SHORT: &'static str = "ctest-foo 0.1
+Long about foo
+
+USAGE:
+    ctest foo
+
+FLAGS:
+    -h, --help       Prints help information
+    -V, --version    Prints version information";
+
+#[test]
+fn show_short_about_issue_897() {
+    let app = App::new("ctest")
+        .version("0.1")
+        .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("foo")
+            .version("0.1")
+            .about("About foo")
+            .long_about("Long about foo"));
+    assert!(test::compare_output(app, "ctest foo -h", ISSUE_897_SHORT, false));
+}