diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/translit/TransliteratorTest.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/translit/TransliteratorTest.java
index 11f18921bf6..d2abec585d5 100755
--- a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/translit/TransliteratorTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/translit/TransliteratorTest.java
@@ -147,6 +147,22 @@ public class TransliteratorTest extends IntlTest {
 //        }
 //    }
 
+    /**
+     * Test inline set syntax and set variable syntax.
+     */
+    public void TestInlineSet() {
+        expect("[:Ll:] (x) > y; [:Ll:] > z;", "aAbxq", "zAyzz");
+        expect("a[0-9]b > qrs", "1a7b9", "1qrs9");
+
+        expect("digit = [0-9];" +
+               "alpha = [a-zA-Z];" +
+               "alphanumeric = [{digit}{alpha}];" + // ***
+               "special = [^{alphanumeric}];" +     // ***
+               "{alphanumeric} > -;" +
+               "{special} > *;",
+
+               "thx-1138", "---*----");
+    }
 
     /**
      * Create some inverses and confirm that they work.  We have to be
diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/test/translit/TransliteratorTest.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/test/translit/TransliteratorTest.java
index 11f18921bf6..d2abec585d5 100755
--- a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/test/translit/TransliteratorTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/test/translit/TransliteratorTest.java
@@ -147,6 +147,22 @@ public class TransliteratorTest extends IntlTest {
 //        }
 //    }
 
+    /**
+     * Test inline set syntax and set variable syntax.
+     */
+    public void TestInlineSet() {
+        expect("[:Ll:] (x) > y; [:Ll:] > z;", "aAbxq", "zAyzz");
+        expect("a[0-9]b > qrs", "1a7b9", "1qrs9");
+
+        expect("digit = [0-9];" +
+               "alpha = [a-zA-Z];" +
+               "alphanumeric = [{digit}{alpha}];" + // ***
+               "special = [^{alphanumeric}];" +     // ***
+               "{alphanumeric} > -;" +
+               "{special} > *;",
+
+               "thx-1138", "---*----");
+    }
 
     /**
      * Create some inverses and confirm that they work.  We have to be