diff --git a/pandas/tools/tests/test_merge.py b/pandas/tools/tests/test_merge.py
index 3964a04d21433..ec8212db5afcb 100644
--- a/pandas/tools/tests/test_merge.py
+++ b/pandas/tools/tests/test_merge.py
@@ -1427,6 +1427,36 @@ def df():
         # it works!
         concat([ panel1, panel3 ], axis = 1, verify_integrity = True)
 
+    def test_panel4d_concat(self):
+        p4d = tm.makePanel4D()
+
+        p1 = p4d.ix[:, :, :5, :]
+        p2 = p4d.ix[:, :, 5:, :]
+
+        result = concat([p1, p2], axis=2)
+        tm.assert_panel4d_equal(result, p4d)
+
+        p1 = p4d.ix[:, :, :, :2]
+        p2 = p4d.ix[:, :, :, 2:]
+
+        result = concat([p1, p2], axis=3)
+        tm.assert_panel4d_equal(result, p4d)
+
+    def test_panel4d_concat_mixed_type(self):
+        p4d = tm.makePanel4D()
+
+        # if things are a bit misbehaved
+        p1 = p4d.ix[:, :2, :, :2]
+        p2 = p4d.ix[:, :, :, 2:]
+        p1['L5'] = 'baz'
+
+        result = concat([p1, p2], axis=3)
+
+        expected = p4d.copy()
+        expected['L5'] = expected['L5'].astype('O')
+        expected.ix['L5', :, :, :2] = 'baz'
+        tm.assert_panel4d_equal(result, expected)
+
     def test_concat_series(self):
         ts = tm.makeTimeSeries()
         ts.name = 'foo'