diff --git a/core/thread/group_spec.rb b/core/thread/group_spec.rb
index 59f5ac37c..d0d4704b6 100644
--- a/core/thread/group_spec.rb
+++ b/core/thread/group_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 require_relative '../../spec_helper'
-require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
 describe "Thread#group" do
-  it "needs to be reviewed for spec completeness"
+  it "returns the default thread group for the main thread" do
+    Thread.main.group.should == ThreadGroup::Default
+  end
+
+  it "returns the thread group explicitly set for this thread" do
+    thread = Thread.new { nil }
+    thread_group = ThreadGroup.new
+    thread_group.add(thread)
+    thread.group.should == thread_group
+  ensure
+    thread.join if thread
+  end
 end