diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Database/ConnectionTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Database/ConnectionTest.php
index c0d9253..f174ec9 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Database/ConnectionTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Database/ConnectionTest.php
@@ -118,4 +118,22 @@ function testConnectionOptions() {
     $this->assertNotEqual($connection_info['default']['database'], $connectionOptions['database'], 'The test connection info database does not match the current connection options database.');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Ensure that you cannot execute multiple queries on phpversion() > 5.5.21.
+   */
+  public function testMultipleQueriesForNewPhp() {
+    if (!defined('\PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_MULTI_STATEMENTS')) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    $db = Database::getConnection('default', 'default');
+    try {
+      $db->query('SELECT * FROM {test}; SELECT * FROM {test_people}')->execute();
+      $this->fail('NO PDO exception thrown for multiple queries.');
+    }
+    catch (\Exception $e) {
+      $this->pass('PDO exception thrown for multiple queries.');
+    }
+  }
+
 }