diff --git a/src/libextra/time.rs b/src/libextra/time.rs
index 50592d5f7309d..973aa58921c6f 100644
--- a/src/libextra/time.rs
+++ b/src/libextra/time.rs
@@ -1138,6 +1138,9 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(result::unwrap(strptime("-0800", "%z")).tm_gmtoff ==
             0);
         assert!(test("%", "%%"));
+
+        // Test for #7256
+        assert_eq!(strptime("360", "%Y-%m-%d"), Err(~"Invalid year"))
     }
 
     fn test_ctime() {