diff --git a/exercises/hello-world/src/test/java/HelloWorldTest.java b/exercises/hello-world/src/test/java/HelloWorldTest.java
index 6e1c545e5..d165bead1 100644
--- a/exercises/hello-world/src/test/java/HelloWorldTest.java
+++ b/exercises/hello-world/src/test/java/HelloWorldTest.java
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ public void helloNoName() {
         assertEquals("Hello, World!", HelloWorld.hello(null));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Ignore
+    public void emptyStringIsComparedByValue() {
+        assertEquals("Hello, World!", HelloWorld.hello(new String("")));
+    }
+    
     @Test
     @Ignore
     public void helloSampleName() {