diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFRow.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFRow.java
index fb1b82f0eb..f8c584839a 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFRow.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFRow.java
@@ -101,14 +101,19 @@ public class TestHSSFRow
         HSSFSheet sheet = workbook.createSheet();
         HSSFRow row = sheet.createRow((short) 0);
         assertEquals(-1, row.getLastCellNum());
+        assertEquals(-1, row.getFirstCellNum());
         row.createCell((short)1);
         assertEquals(1, row.getLastCellNum());
+        assertEquals(1, row.getFirstCellNum());
         row.createCell((short)3);
         assertEquals(3, row.getLastCellNum());
+        assertEquals(1, row.getFirstCellNum());
         row.removeCell(row.getCell((short)3));
         assertEquals(1, row.getLastCellNum());
+        assertEquals(1, row.getFirstCellNum());
         row.removeCell(row.getCell((short)1));
         assertEquals(-1, row.getLastCellNum());
+        assertEquals(-1, row.getFirstCellNum());
 
     }
 }