diff --git a/localtests/fail-password-length/create.sql b/localtests/fail-password-length/create.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08f8500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localtests/fail-password-length/create.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+drop table if exists gh_ost_test;
+create table gh_ost_test (
+  id int auto_increment,
+  i int not null,
+  ts timestamp,
+  primary key(id)
+) auto_increment=1;
diff --git a/localtests/fail-password-length/expect_failure b/localtests/fail-password-length/expect_failure
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d55364f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localtests/fail-password-length/expect_failure
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MySQL replication length limited to 32 characters
diff --git a/localtests/fail-password-length/extra_args b/localtests/fail-password-length/extra_args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69da316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localtests/fail-password-length/extra_args
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--password="0123456789abcdefghij0123456789abcdefghijxx"