diff --git a/test/linalg/lapack.jl b/test/linalg/lapack.jl
index 5e934ba5cabe4a..7e531ffd6854b1 100644
--- a/test/linalg/lapack.jl
+++ b/test/linalg/lapack.jl
@@ -102,6 +102,23 @@ for elty in (Float32, Float64, Complex64, Complex128)
     @test_approx_eq b c
 end
 
+#sytri and sytrf
+for elty in (Float32, Float64, Complex64, Complex128)
+    A = rand(elty,10,10)
+    A = A + A.' #symmetric!
+    B = copy(A)
+    B,ipiv = LAPACK.sytrf!('U',B)
+    @test_approx_eq triu(inv(A)) triu(LAPACK.sytri!('U',B,ipiv))
+end
+
+#trtri
+for elty in (Float32, Float64, Complex64, Complex128)
+    A = rand(elty,10,10)
+    A = triu(A)
+    B = copy(A)
+    @test_approx_eq inv(A) LAPACK.trtri!('U','N',B)
+end
+
 #sysv
 for elty in (Float32, Float64, Complex64, Complex128)
     A = rand(elty,10,10)
@@ -121,3 +138,50 @@ for elty in (Complex64, Complex128)
     b,A = LAPACK.hesv!('U',A,b)
     @test_approx_eq b c
 end
+
+#ptsv
+for elty in (Float32, Float64, Complex64, Complex128)
+    dv = real(ones(elty,10))
+    ev = zeros(elty,9)
+    A = SymTridiagonal(dv,ev)
+    if elty <: Complex
+        A = Tridiagonal(conj(ev),dv,ev)
+    end
+    B = rand(elty,10,10)
+    C = copy(B)
+    @test_approx_eq A\B LAPACK.ptsv!(dv,ev,C)
+end
+
+#pttrf and pttrs
+for elty in (Float32, Float64, Complex64, Complex128)
+    dv = real(ones(elty,10))
+    ev = zeros(elty,9)
+    A = SymTridiagonal(dv,ev)
+    if elty <: Complex
+        A = Tridiagonal(conj(ev),dv,ev)
+    end
+    dv,ev = LAPACK.pttrf!(dv,ev)
+    B = rand(elty,10,10)
+    C = copy(B)
+    if elty <: Complex
+        @test_approx_eq A\B LAPACK.pttrs!('U',dv,ev,C)
+    else
+        @test_approx_eq A\B LAPACK.pttrs!(dv,ev,C)
+    end
+end
+
+#posv
+for elty in (Float32, Float64, Complex64, Complex128)
+    A = rand(elty,10,10)
+    A += real(diagm(10*real(rand(elty,10))))
+    if elty <: Complex
+        A = A + A'
+    else
+        A = A + A.'
+    end
+    B = rand(elty,10,10)
+    D = copy(A)
+    C = copy(B)
+    D,C = LAPACK.posv!('U',D,C)
+    @test_approx_eq A\B C
+end