diff --git a/libitm/testsuite/libitm.c/reentrant.c b/libitm/testsuite/libitm.c/reentrant.c
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+/* Tests that new transactions can be started from both transaction_pure and
+   transaction_unsafe code. This also requires proper handling of reentrant
+   nesting in the serial_lock implementation. */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <libitm.h>
+
+int x = 0;
+
+int __attribute__((transaction_pure)) pure(int i)
+{
+  __transaction {
+    x++;
+  }
+  if (_ITM_inTransaction() == outsideTransaction)
+    abort();
+  return i+1;
+}
+
+int __attribute__((transaction_unsafe)) unsafe(int i)
+{
+  if (_ITM_inTransaction() != inIrrevocableTransaction)
+    abort();
+  __transaction {
+    x++;
+  }
+  if (_ITM_inTransaction() != inIrrevocableTransaction)
+    abort();
+  return i+1;
+}
+
+static void *thread (void *dummy __attribute__((unused)))
+{
+  __transaction {
+    pure(1);
+  }
+  __transaction[[relaxed]] {
+    unsafe(1);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+  pthread_t pt;
+  int r = 0;
+
+  __transaction {
+    r += pure(1) + x;
+  }
+  __transaction[[relaxed]] {
+    r += unsafe(1) + x;
+  }
+  if (r != 7)
+    abort();
+
+  // Spawn a new thread to check that the serial lock is not held.
+  pthread_create(&pt, NULL, thread, NULL);
+  pthread_join(pt, NULL);
+  if (x != 4)
+    abort();
+  return 0;
+}