diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/output.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/output.php
index 52c3eff1f1..63b9aad364 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/output.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/output.php
@@ -171,4 +171,47 @@ EOF;
 		kses_remove_filters();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 27246
+	 */
+	public function test_the_excerpt_invalid_post() {
+		$this->assertSame( '', get_echo( 'the_excerpt' ) );
+		$this->assertSame( '', get_the_excerpt() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 27246
+	 * @expectedDeprecated get_the_excerpt
+	 */
+	public function test_the_excerpt_deprecated() {
+		$this->assertSame( '', get_the_excerpt( true ) );
+		$this->assertSame( '', get_the_excerpt( false ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 27246
+	 */
+	public function test_the_excerpt() {
+		$GLOBALS['post'] = self::factory()->post->create_and_get( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Post excerpt' ) );
+		$this->assertSame( "<p>Post excerpt</p>\n", get_echo( 'the_excerpt' ) );
+		$this->assertSame( 'Post excerpt', get_the_excerpt() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 27246
+	 */
+	public function test_the_excerpt_password_protected_post() {
+		$GLOBALS['post'] = self::factory()->post->create_and_get( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Post excerpt', 'post_password' => '1234' ) );
+		$this->assertSame( "<p>There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.</p>\n", get_echo( 'the_excerpt' ) );
+		$this->assertSame( 'There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.', get_the_excerpt() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 27246
+	 */
+	public function test_the_excerpt_specific_post() {
+		$GLOBALS['post'] = self::factory()->post->create_and_get( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Foo' ) );
+		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create( array( 'post_excerpt' => 'Bar' ) );
+		$this->assertSame( 'Bar', get_the_excerpt( $post_id ) );
+	}
 }