diff --git a/tests/regress/emu_clear_errors.c b/tests/regress/emu_clear_errors.c
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/regress/emu_clear_errors.c
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <unicorn/unicorn.h>
+
+static int count = 1;
+
+bool cb_hookunmapped(uc_engine *uc, uc_mem_type type, uint64_t address, uint32_t size, int64_t value, void *user_data) {
+   uint32_t pc = 0;
+   uc_reg_read(uc, UC_X86_REG_EIP, &pc);
+   fprintf(stderr, "mem unmapped: 0x%x type: %x address: 0x%"PRIx64" length: %x value: %x\n", 
+           pc, type, address, size, value);
+
+   uc_err err = UC_ERR_OK;
+   err = uc_emu_stop(uc);
+   if (err != UC_ERR_OK) {
+       fprintf(stderr, "stop not ok");
+       exit(0);
+   }
+   return true;
+}
+
+char *CODE = "\x8B\x74\x01\x28"          // move esi, dword ptr [ecx + eax + 0x28]
+             "\x0C\xF0"                  // add esi, eax
+             "\x8D\x45\xFC"              // lea eax, dword ptr [ebp - 4]
+             "\x50"                      // push eax
+             "\x6A\x40"                  // push 0x40
+             "\x6A\x10"                  // push 0x10
+             "\x56"                      // push esi
+             "\xFF\x15\x20\x20\x00\x10"; // call some address
+
+int main() {
+   uc_engine *uc;
+
+   uc_err err = uc_open(UC_ARCH_X86, UC_MODE_32, &uc);
+   if (err != UC_ERR_OK) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "not ok %d - %s\n", count++, uc_strerror(err));
+      exit(0);
+   }
+   fprintf(stderr, "ok %d - uc_open\n", count++);
+
+   err = uc_mem_map(uc, 0x1000, 0x1000, UC_PROT_ALL);
+   if (err != UC_ERR_OK) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "not ok %d - %s\n", count++, uc_strerror(err));
+      exit(0);
+   }
+   fprintf(stderr, "ok %d - uc_mem_map: code\n", count++);
+
+   uint8_t code[0x1000];
+   memset(code, 0x0, sizeof(code));
+   memcpy(code, CODE, sizeof(CODE));
+
+   err = uc_mem_write(uc, 0x1000, code, sizeof(code));
+   if (err != UC_ERR_OK) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "not ok %d - %s\n", count++, uc_strerror(err));
+      exit(0);
+   }
+   fprintf(stderr, "ok %d - uc_mem_write: code\n", count++);
+
+   uint32_t eip = 0x1000;
+   err = uc_reg_write(uc, UC_X86_REG_EIP, &eip);
+   if (err != UC_ERR_OK) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "not ok %d - %s\n", count++, uc_strerror(err));
+      exit(0);
+   }
+   fprintf(stderr, "ok %d - uc_reg_write: eip\n", count++);
+
+   err = uc_mem_map(uc, 0x4000, 0x4000, UC_PROT_ALL);
+   if (err != UC_ERR_OK) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "not ok %d - %s\n", count++, uc_strerror(err));
+      exit(0);
+   }
+   fprintf(stderr, "ok %d - uc_mem_map: stack\n", count++);
+
+   uint8_t stack[0x4000];
+   memset(stack, 0x0, sizeof(stack));
+
+   err = uc_mem_write(uc, 0x4000, code, sizeof(code));
+   if (err != UC_ERR_OK) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "not ok %d - %s\n", count++, uc_strerror(err));
+      exit(0);
+   }
+   fprintf(stderr, "ok %d - uc_mem_write: stack\n", count++);
+
+   uint32_t esp = 0x6000;
+   err = uc_reg_write(uc, UC_X86_REG_ESP, &esp);
+   if (err != UC_ERR_OK) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "not ok %d - %s\n", count++, uc_strerror(err));
+      exit(0);
+   }
+   fprintf(stderr, "ok %d - uc_reg_write: esp\n", count++);
+
+   uint32_t ebp = 0x6000;
+   err = uc_reg_write(uc, UC_X86_REG_EBP, &ebp);
+   if (err != UC_ERR_OK) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "not ok %d - %s\n", count++, uc_strerror(err));
+      exit(0);
+   }
+   fprintf(stderr, "ok %d - uc_reg_write: ebp\n", count++);
+
+   uc_hook h1;
+
+   err = uc_hook_add(uc, &h1, UC_HOOK_MEM_UNMAPPED, cb_hookunmapped, NULL);
+   if (err != UC_ERR_OK) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "not ok %d - %s\n", count++, uc_strerror(err));
+      exit(0);
+   }
+   fprintf(stderr, "ok %d - uc_hook_add\n", count++);
+
+   // this should execute only a single instruction at 0x1000, because
+   // that instruction accesses invalid memory.
+   err = uc_emu_start(uc, 0x1000, 0x100F, 0, 0);
+   if (err != UC_ERR_OK) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "not ok %d - %s\n", count++, uc_strerror(err));
+      exit(0);
+   }
+   fprintf(stderr, "ok %d - uc_emu_start\n", count++);
+
+   // yes, not necessary, but to demonstrate the UC API is working as expected
+   eip = 0x1004;
+   err = uc_reg_write(uc, UC_X86_REG_EIP, &eip);
+   if (err != UC_ERR_OK) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "not ok %d - %s\n", count++, uc_strerror(err));
+      exit(0);
+   }
+   fprintf(stderr, "ok %d - uc_reg_write: eip\n", count++);
+
+   // this should execute the remaining instructions up to (but not includign) 0x100F.
+   // currently, it returns an error about an unmapped read.
+   // seems that this error should have been returned in the previous call
+   //  to emu_start.
+   err = uc_emu_start(uc, 0x1004, 0x100F, 0, 0);
+   if (err != UC_ERR_OK) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "not ok %d - %s\n", count++, uc_strerror(err));
+      exit(0);
+   }
+   fprintf(stderr, "ok %d - uc_emu_start\n", count++);
+
+   fprintf(stderr, "ok %d - Done", count++);
+
+   return 0;
+}