diff --git a/test/pseudo-tty/test-assert-position-indicator.js b/test/pseudo-tty/test-assert-position-indicator.js
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+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+process.env.NODE_DISABLE_COLORS = true;
+process.stderr.columns = 20;
+
+// Confirm that there is no position indicator.
+assert.throws(
+  () => { assert.deepStrictEqual('a'.repeat(30), 'a'.repeat(31)); },
+  (err) => !err.message.includes('^')
+);
+
+// Confirm that there is a position indicator.
+assert.throws(
+  () => { assert.deepStrictEqual('aaa', 'aaaa'); },
+  (err) => err.message.includes('^')
+);
diff --git a/test/pseudo-tty/test-assert-position-indicator.out b/test/pseudo-tty/test-assert-position-indicator.out
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