diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/instructions/instructions.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/instructions/instructions.factor
index cc02edc315..30c3811cdf 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/instructions/instructions.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/instructions/instructions.factor
@@ -713,6 +713,14 @@ INSN: ##compare-integer-imm-branch
 use: src1/int-rep
 literal: src2 cc ;
 
+INSN: ##test-branch
+use: src1/int-rep src2/int-rep
+literal: cc ;
+
+INSN: ##test-imm-branch
+use: src1/int-rep
+literal: src2 cc ;
+
 PURE-INSN: ##compare-integer
 def: dst/tagged-rep
 use: src1/int-rep src2/int-rep
@@ -725,6 +733,18 @@ use: src1/int-rep
 literal: src2 cc
 temp: temp/int-rep ;
 
+PURE-INSN: ##test
+def: dst/tagged-rep
+use: src1/int-rep src2/int-rep
+literal: cc
+temp: temp/int-rep ;
+
+PURE-INSN: ##test-imm
+def: dst/tagged-rep
+use: src1/int-rep
+literal: src2 cc
+temp: temp/int-rep ;
+
 ! Float conditionals
 INSN: ##compare-float-ordered-branch
 use: src1/double-rep src2/double-rep
@@ -798,6 +818,8 @@ UNION: conditional-branch-insn
 ##compare-imm-branch
 ##compare-integer-branch
 ##compare-integer-imm-branch
+##test-branch
+##test-imm-branch
 ##compare-float-ordered-branch
 ##compare-float-unordered-branch
 ##test-vector-branch
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/peephole/peephole.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/peephole/peephole.factor
index c3e7fa06a5..d86259971f 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/peephole/peephole.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/peephole/peephole.factor
@@ -211,24 +211,48 @@ M: ##compare-integer-imm optimize-insn
         [ call-next-method ]
     } cond ;
 
+M: ##test-imm optimize-insn
+    {
+        { [ dup { [ src1-tagged? ] [ src2-tagged-bitwise? ] } 1&& ] [ >tagged-imm ] }
+        [ call-next-method ]
+    } cond ;
+
 M: ##compare-integer-imm-branch optimize-insn
     {
         { [ dup { [ src1-tagged? ] [ src2-tagged-arithmetic? ] } 1&& ] [ >tagged-imm ] }
         [ call-next-method ]
     } cond ;
 
+M: ##test-imm-branch optimize-insn
+    {
+        { [ dup { [ src1-tagged? ] [ src2-tagged-bitwise? ] } 1&& ] [ >tagged-imm ] }
+        [ call-next-method ]
+    } cond ;
+
 M: ##compare-integer optimize-insn
     {
         { [ dup { [ src1-tagged? ] [ src2-tagged? ] } 1&& ] [ unchanged ] }
         [ call-next-method ]
     } cond ;
 
+M: ##test optimize-insn
+    {
+        { [ dup { [ src1-tagged? ] [ src2-tagged? ] } 1&& ] [ unchanged ] }
+        [ call-next-method ]
+    } cond ;
+
 M: ##compare-integer-branch optimize-insn
     {
         { [ dup { [ src1-tagged? ] [ src2-tagged? ] } 1&& ] [ unchanged ] }
         [ call-next-method ]
     } cond ;
 
+M: ##test-branch optimize-insn
+    {
+        { [ dup { [ src1-tagged? ] [ src2-tagged? ] } 1&& ] [ unchanged ] }
+        [ call-next-method ]
+    } cond ;
+
 ! Identities:
 ! tag(neg(untag(x))) = x
 ! tag(neg(x)) = x * -2^tag-bits
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/representations-tests.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/representations-tests.factor
index ef64908f78..9955814ed9 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/representations-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/representations-tests.factor
@@ -632,7 +632,23 @@ cpu x86.64? [
     } test-peephole
 ] unit-test
 
-! Tag/untag elimination for ##compare-integer
+! Tag/untag elimination for ##compare-integer and ##test
+[
+    V{
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##peek f 1 D 1 }
+        T{ ##test f 2 0 1 cc= }
+        T{ ##replace f 2 D 0 }
+    }
+] [
+    V{
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##peek f 1 D 1 }
+        T{ ##test f 2 0 1 cc= }
+        T{ ##replace f 2 D 0 }
+    } test-peephole
+] unit-test
+
 [
     V{
         T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
@@ -663,6 +679,20 @@ cpu x86.64? [
     } test-peephole
 ] unit-test
 
+[
+    V{
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##peek f 1 D 1 }
+        T{ ##test-branch f 0 1 cc= }
+    }
+] [
+    V{
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##peek f 1 D 1 }
+        T{ ##test-branch f 0 1 cc= }
+    } test-peephole
+] unit-test
+
 [
     V{
         T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
@@ -677,6 +707,20 @@ cpu x86.64? [
     } test-peephole
 ] unit-test
 
+[
+    V{
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##peek f 1 D 1 }
+        T{ ##test-imm-branch f 0 $[ 10 tag-fixnum ] cc= }
+    }
+] [
+    V{
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##peek f 1 D 1 }
+        T{ ##test-imm-branch f 0 10 cc= }
+    } test-peephole
+] unit-test
+
 ! Tag/untag elimination for ##neg
 [
     V{
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/selection/selection.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/selection/selection.factor
index 6cabe27e85..330e5d8e2a 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/selection/selection.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/representations/selection/selection.factor
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ M: ##compare-integer-imm has-peephole-opts? drop t ;
 M: ##compare-integer has-peephole-opts? drop t ;
 M: ##compare-integer-imm-branch has-peephole-opts? drop t ;
 M: ##compare-integer-branch has-peephole-opts? drop t ;
+M: ##test-imm has-peephole-opts? drop t ;
+M: ##test has-peephole-opts? drop t ;
+M: ##test-imm-branch has-peephole-opts? drop t ;
+M: ##test-branch has-peephole-opts? drop t ;
 
 GENERIC: compute-insn-costs ( insn -- )
 
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/comparisons/comparisons.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/comparisons/comparisons.factor
index f28092d8cc..ed037c4d06 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/comparisons/comparisons.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/comparisons/comparisons.factor
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2010 Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
 USING: accessors combinators kernel math math.order namespaces
-sequences vectors combinators.short-circuit compiler.cfg
-compiler.cfg.comparisons compiler.cfg.instructions
+sequences vectors combinators.short-circuit
+cpu.architecture
+compiler.cfg
+compiler.cfg.comparisons
+compiler.cfg.instructions
 compiler.cfg.registers
 compiler.cfg.value-numbering.math
 compiler.cfg.value-numbering.graph
@@ -34,6 +37,23 @@ IN: compiler.cfg.value-numbering.comparisons
     [ src1>> vreg>integer ] [ src2>> ] [ cc>> ] tri
     [ <=> ] dip evaluate-cc ;
 
+: fold-test-imm? ( insn -- ? )
+    src1>> vreg>insn ##load-integer? ;
+
+: evaluate-test-imm ( insn -- ? )
+    [ src1>> vreg>integer ] [ src2>> ] [ cc>> ] tri
+    [ bitand ] dip {
+        { cc= [ 0 = ] }
+        { cc/= [ 0 = not ] }
+    } case ;
+
+: rewrite-into-test? ( insn -- ? )
+    {
+        [ drop test-instruction? ]
+        [ cc>> { cc= cc/= } member-eq? ]
+        [ src2>> 0 = ]
+    } 1&& ;
+
 : >compare< ( insn -- in1 in2 cc )
     [ src1>> ] [ src2>> ] [ cc>> ] tri ; inline
 
@@ -50,6 +70,8 @@ UNION: scalar-compare-insn
     ##compare-imm
     ##compare-integer
     ##compare-integer-imm
+    ##test
+    ##test-imm
     ##compare-float-unordered
     ##compare-float-ordered ;
 
@@ -68,6 +90,8 @@ UNION: general-compare-insn scalar-compare-insn ##test-vector ;
         { [ dup ##compare-imm? ] [ >compare< \ ##compare-imm-branch new-insn ] }
         { [ dup ##compare-integer? ] [ >compare< \ ##compare-integer-branch new-insn ] }
         { [ dup ##compare-integer-imm? ] [ >compare< \ ##compare-integer-imm-branch new-insn ] }
+        { [ dup ##test? ] [ >compare< \ ##test-branch new-insn ] }
+        { [ dup ##test-imm? ] [ >compare< \ ##test-imm-branch new-insn ] }
         { [ dup ##compare-float-unordered? ] [ >compare< \ ##compare-float-unordered-branch new-insn ] }
         { [ dup ##compare-float-ordered? ] [ >compare< \ ##compare-float-ordered-branch new-insn ] }
         { [ dup ##test-vector? ] [ >test-vector< \ ##test-vector-branch new-insn ] }
@@ -81,6 +105,9 @@ UNION: general-compare-insn scalar-compare-insn ##test-vector ;
 : fold-compare-imm-branch ( insn -- insn/f )
     evaluate-compare-imm fold-branch ;
 
+: >test-branch ( insn -- insn )
+    [ src1>> ] [ src1>> ] [ cc>> ] tri \ ##test-branch new-insn ;
+
 M: ##compare-imm-branch rewrite
     {
         { [ dup rewrite-boolean-comparison? ] [ rewrite-boolean-comparison ] }
@@ -94,6 +121,16 @@ M: ##compare-imm-branch rewrite
 M: ##compare-integer-imm-branch rewrite
     {
         { [ dup fold-compare-integer-imm? ] [ fold-compare-integer-imm-branch ] }
+        { [ dup rewrite-into-test? ] [ >test-branch ] }
+        [ drop f ]
+    } cond ;
+
+: fold-test-imm-branch ( insn -- insn/f )
+    evaluate-test-imm fold-branch ;
+
+M: ##test-imm-branch rewrite
+    {
+        { [ dup fold-test-imm? ] [ fold-test-imm-branch ] }
         [ drop f ]
     } cond ;
 
@@ -184,6 +221,8 @@ M: ##compare-integer rewrite
         { [ dup ##compare-imm? ] [ >compare< next-vreg \ ##compare-imm new-insn ] }
         { [ dup ##compare-integer? ] [ >compare< next-vreg \ ##compare-integer new-insn ] }
         { [ dup ##compare-integer-imm? ] [ >compare< next-vreg \ ##compare-integer-imm new-insn ] }
+        { [ dup ##test? ] [ >compare< next-vreg \ ##test new-insn ] }
+        { [ dup ##test-imm? ] [ >compare< next-vreg \ ##test-imm new-insn ] }
         { [ dup ##compare-float-unordered? ] [ >compare< next-vreg \ ##compare-float-unordered new-insn ] }
         { [ dup ##compare-float-ordered? ] [ >compare< next-vreg \ ##compare-float-ordered new-insn ] }
     } cond
@@ -202,8 +241,68 @@ M: ##compare-imm rewrite
 : fold-compare-integer-imm ( insn -- insn' )
     dup evaluate-compare-integer-imm >boolean-insn ;
 
+: >test ( insn -- insn' )
+    { [ dst>> ] [ src1>> ] [ src1>> ] [ cc>> ] [ temp>> ] } cleave
+    \ ##test new-insn ;
+
 M: ##compare-integer-imm rewrite
     {
         { [ dup fold-compare-integer-imm? ] [ fold-compare-integer-imm ] }
+        { [ dup rewrite-into-test? ] [ >test ] }
+        [ drop f ]
+    } cond ;
+
+: (simplify-test) ( insn -- src1 src2 cc )
+    [ src1>> vreg>insn [ src1>> ] [ src2>> ] bi ] [ cc>> ] bi ; inline
+
+: simplify-test ( insn -- insn )
+    dup (simplify-test) drop [ >>src1 ] [ >>src2 ] bi* ; inline
+
+: simplify-test-branch ( insn -- insn )
+    dup (simplify-test) drop [ >>src1 ] [ >>src2 ] bi* ; inline
+
+: (simplify-test-imm) ( insn -- src1 src2 cc )
+    [ src1>> vreg>insn [ src1>> ] [ src2>> ] bi ] [ cc>> ] bi ; inline
+
+: simplify-test-imm ( insn -- insn )
+    [ dst>> ] [ (simplify-test-imm) ] [ temp>> ] tri \ ##test-imm new-insn ; inline
+
+: simplify-test-imm-branch ( insn -- insn )
+    (simplify-test-imm) \ ##test-imm-branch new-insn ; inline
+
+: >test-imm ( insn ? -- insn' )
+    (>compare-imm) [ vreg>integer ] dip next-vreg
+    \ ##test-imm new-insn ; inline
+
+: >test-imm-branch ( insn ? -- insn' )
+    (>compare-imm-branch) [ vreg>integer ] dip
+    \ ##test-imm-branch new-insn ; inline
+
+M: ##test rewrite
+    {
+        { [ dup src1>> vreg>insn ##load-integer? ] [ t >test-imm ] }
+        { [ dup src2>> vreg>insn ##load-integer? ] [ f >test-imm ] }
+        { [ dup diagonal? not ] [ drop f ] }
+        { [ dup src1>> vreg>insn ##and? ] [ simplify-test ] }
+        { [ dup src1>> vreg>insn ##and-imm? ] [ simplify-test-imm ] }
+        [ drop f ]
+    } cond ;
+
+M: ##test-branch rewrite
+    {
+        { [ dup src1>> vreg>insn ##load-integer? ] [ t >test-imm-branch ] }
+        { [ dup src2>> vreg>insn ##load-integer? ] [ f >test-imm-branch ] }
+        { [ dup diagonal? not ] [ drop f ] }
+        { [ dup src1>> vreg>insn ##and? ] [ simplify-test-branch ] }
+        { [ dup src1>> vreg>insn ##and-imm? ] [ simplify-test-imm-branch ] }
+        [ drop f ]
+    } cond ;
+
+: fold-test-imm ( insn -- insn' )
+    dup evaluate-test-imm >boolean-insn ;
+
+M: ##test-imm rewrite
+    {
+        { [ dup fold-test-imm? ] [ fold-test-imm ] }
         [ drop f ]
     } cond ;
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/value-numbering-tests.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/value-numbering-tests.factor
index 00d8652279..be387c3f32 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/value-numbering-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/value-numbering/value-numbering-tests.factor
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ IN: compiler.cfg.value-numbering.tests
             [ ##compare-integer-imm? ]
             [ ##compare-float-unordered? ]
             [ ##compare-float-ordered? ]
+            [ ##test? ]
+            [ ##test-imm? ]
             [ ##test-vector? ]
             [ ##test-vector-branch? ]
         } 1|| [ f >>temp ] when
@@ -265,6 +267,36 @@ cpu x86.64? [
     } value-numbering-step trim-temps
 ] unit-test
 
+[
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 29 D -1 }
+        T{ ##peek f 30 D -2 }
+        T{ ##test f 33 29 30 cc= }
+        T{ ##test-branch f 29 30 cc= }
+    }
+] [
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 29 D -1 }
+        T{ ##peek f 30 D -2 }
+        T{ ##test f 33 29 30 cc= }
+        T{ ##compare-imm-branch f 33 f cc/= }
+    } value-numbering-step trim-temps
+] unit-test
+
+[
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 29 D -1 }
+        T{ ##test-imm f 33 29 30 cc= }
+        T{ ##test-imm-branch f 29 30 cc= }
+    }
+] [
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 29 D -1 }
+        T{ ##test-imm f 33 29 30 cc= }
+        T{ ##compare-imm-branch f 33 f cc/= }
+    } value-numbering-step trim-temps
+] unit-test
+
 [
     {
         T{ ##peek f 1 D -1 }
@@ -995,6 +1027,217 @@ cpu x86.32? [
     } value-numbering-step
 ] unit-test
 
+[
+    {
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 12 }
+        T{ ##load-reference f 3 t }
+    }
+] [
+    {
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 12 }
+        T{ ##test-imm f 3 1 13 cc/= }
+    } value-numbering-step
+] unit-test
+
+[
+    {
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 15 }
+        T{ ##load-reference f 3 f }
+    }
+] [
+    {
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 15 }
+        T{ ##test-imm f 3 1 16 cc/= }
+    } value-numbering-step
+] unit-test
+
+[
+    {
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 12 }
+        T{ ##load-reference f 3 f }
+    }
+] [
+    {
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 12 }
+        T{ ##test-imm f 3 1 13 cc= }
+    } value-numbering-step
+] unit-test
+
+[
+    {
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 15 }
+        T{ ##load-reference f 3 t }
+    }
+] [
+    {
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 15 }
+        T{ ##test-imm f 3 1 16 cc= }
+    } value-numbering-step
+] unit-test
+
+! Rewriting a ##test of an ##and into a ##test
+[
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##peek f 1 D 1 }
+        T{ ##and f 2 0 1 }
+        T{ ##test f 3 0 1 cc= }
+    }
+] [
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##peek f 1 D 1 }
+        T{ ##and f 2 0 1 }
+        T{ ##test f 3 2 2 cc= }
+    } value-numbering-step
+] unit-test
+
+[
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##and-imm f 2 0 12 }
+        T{ ##test-imm f 3 0 12 cc= }
+    }
+] [
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##and-imm f 2 0 12 }
+        T{ ##test f 3 2 2 cc= }
+    } value-numbering-step
+] unit-test
+
+! Rewriting ##test into ##test-imm
+[
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 10 }
+        T{ ##test-imm f 2 0 10 cc= }
+    }
+] [
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 10 }
+        T{ ##test f 2 0 1 cc= }
+    } value-numbering-step trim-temps
+] unit-test
+
+[
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 10 }
+        T{ ##test-imm f 2 0 10 cc= }
+    }
+] [
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 10 }
+        T{ ##test f 2 1 0 cc= }
+    } value-numbering-step trim-temps
+] unit-test
+
+[
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 10 }
+        T{ ##test-imm-branch f 0 10 cc= }
+    }
+] [
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 10 }
+        T{ ##test-branch f 0 1 cc= }
+    } value-numbering-step
+] unit-test
+
+[
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 10 }
+        T{ ##test-imm-branch f 0 10 cc= }
+    }
+] [
+    {
+        T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+        T{ ##load-integer f 1 10 }
+        T{ ##test-branch f 1 0 cc= }
+    } value-numbering-step
+] unit-test
+
+! Rewriting ##compare into ##test
+cpu x86? [
+    [
+        {
+            T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+            T{ ##test f 1 0 0 cc= }
+        }
+    ] [
+        {
+            T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+            T{ ##compare-integer-imm f 1 0 0 cc= }
+        } value-numbering-step
+    ] unit-test
+
+    [
+        {
+            T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+            T{ ##test f 1 0 0 cc/= }
+        }
+    ] [
+        {
+            T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+            T{ ##compare-integer-imm f 1 0 0 cc/= }
+        } value-numbering-step
+    ] unit-test
+
+    [
+        {
+            T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+            T{ ##compare-integer-imm f 1 0 0 cc<= }
+        }
+    ] [
+        {
+            T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+            T{ ##compare-integer-imm f 1 0 0 cc<= }
+        } value-numbering-step
+    ] unit-test
+    
+    [
+        {
+            T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+            T{ ##test-branch f 0 0 cc= }
+        }
+    ] [
+        {
+            T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+            T{ ##compare-integer-imm-branch f 0 0 cc= }
+        } value-numbering-step
+    ] unit-test
+
+    [
+        {
+            T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+            T{ ##test-branch f 0 0 cc/= }
+        }
+    ] [
+        {
+            T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+            T{ ##compare-integer-imm-branch f 0 0 cc/= }
+        } value-numbering-step
+    ] unit-test
+
+    [
+        {
+            T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+            T{ ##compare-integer-imm-branch f 0 0 cc<= }
+        }
+    ] [
+        {
+            T{ ##peek f 0 D 0 }
+            T{ ##compare-integer-imm-branch f 0 0 cc<= }
+        } value-numbering-step
+    ] unit-test
+] when
+
 ! Reassociation
 [
     {
diff --git a/basis/compiler/codegen/codegen.factor b/basis/compiler/codegen/codegen.factor
index 32c5181150..9d3e76d25b 100755
--- a/basis/compiler/codegen/codegen.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/codegen/codegen.factor
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ CODEGEN: ##write-barrier %write-barrier
 CODEGEN: ##write-barrier-imm %write-barrier-imm
 CODEGEN: ##compare %compare
 CODEGEN: ##compare-imm %compare-imm
+CODEGEN: ##test %test
+CODEGEN: ##test-imm %test-imm
 CODEGEN: ##compare-integer %compare
 CODEGEN: ##compare-integer-imm %compare-integer-imm
 CODEGEN: ##compare-float-ordered %compare-float-ordered
@@ -268,6 +270,8 @@ CONDITIONAL: ##compare-branch %compare-branch
 CONDITIONAL: ##compare-imm-branch %compare-imm-branch
 CONDITIONAL: ##compare-integer-branch %compare-branch
 CONDITIONAL: ##compare-integer-imm-branch %compare-integer-imm-branch
+CONDITIONAL: ##test-branch %test-branch
+CONDITIONAL: ##test-imm-branch %test-imm-branch
 CONDITIONAL: ##compare-float-ordered-branch %compare-float-ordered-branch
 CONDITIONAL: ##compare-float-unordered-branch %compare-float-unordered-branch
 CONDITIONAL: ##test-vector-branch %test-vector-branch
diff --git a/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor b/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor
index f04737a9df..5dff607abd 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/architecture/architecture.factor
@@ -475,15 +475,23 @@ HOOK: %call-gc cpu ( gc-roots -- )
 HOOK: %prologue cpu ( n -- )
 HOOK: %epilogue cpu ( n -- )
 
-HOOK: %compare cpu ( dst temp cc src1 src2 -- )
-HOOK: %compare-imm cpu ( dst temp cc src1 src2 -- )
-HOOK: %compare-integer-imm cpu ( dst temp cc src1 src2 -- )
-HOOK: %compare-float-ordered cpu ( dst temp cc src1 src2 -- )
-HOOK: %compare-float-unordered cpu ( dst temp cc src1 src2 -- )
+HOOK: test-instruction? cpu ( -- ? )
+
+M: object test-instruction? f ;
+
+HOOK: %compare cpu ( dst src1 src2 cc temp -- )
+HOOK: %compare-imm cpu ( dst src1 src2 cc temp -- )
+HOOK: %compare-integer-imm cpu ( dst src1 src2 cc temp -- )
+HOOK: %test cpu ( dst src1 src2 cc temp -- )
+HOOK: %test-imm cpu ( dst src1 src2 cc temp -- )
+HOOK: %compare-float-ordered cpu ( dst src1 src2 cc temp -- )
+HOOK: %compare-float-unordered cpu ( dst src1 src2 cc temp -- )
 
 HOOK: %compare-branch cpu ( label cc src1 src2 -- )
 HOOK: %compare-imm-branch cpu ( label cc src1 src2 -- )
 HOOK: %compare-integer-imm-branch cpu ( label cc src1 src2 -- )
+HOOK: %test-branch cpu ( label cc src1 src2 -- )
+HOOK: %test-imm-branch cpu ( label cc src1 src2 -- )
 HOOK: %compare-float-ordered-branch cpu ( label cc src1 src2 -- )
 HOOK: %compare-float-unordered-branch cpu ( label cc src1 src2 -- )
 
diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
index 6b8447eb95..f4738b990b 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ M: x86 complex-addressing? t ;
 
 M: x86 fused-unboxing? t ;
 
+M: x86 test-instruction? t ;
+
 M: x86 immediate-store? immediate-comparand? ;
 
 M: x86 %load-immediate dup 0 = [ drop dup XOR ] [ MOV ] if ;
@@ -525,28 +527,30 @@ M:: x86 %compare ( dst src1 src2 cc temp -- )
     src1 src2 CMP
     dst cc temp %boolean ;
 
-: use-test? ( src1 src2 cc -- ? )
-    [ register? ] [ 0 = ] [ { cc= cc/= } member? ] tri* and and ;
+M:: x86 %test ( dst src1 src2 cc temp -- )
+    src1 src2 TEST
+    dst cc temp %boolean ;
 
 : (%compare-tagged) ( src1 src2 -- )
     [ HEX: ffffffff CMP ] dip rc-absolute rel-literal ;
 
-: (%compare-integer-imm) ( src1 src2 cc -- )
-    3dup use-test? [ 2drop dup TEST ] [ drop CMP ] if ;
-
 M:: x86 %compare-integer-imm ( dst src1 src2 cc temp -- )
-    src1 src2 cc (%compare-integer-imm)
+    src1 src2 CMP
     dst cc temp %boolean ;
 
-: (%compare-imm) ( src1 src2 cc -- )
+M:: x86 %test-imm ( dst src1 src2 cc temp -- )
+    src1 src2 TEST
+    dst cc temp %boolean ;
+
+: (%compare-imm) ( src1 src2 -- )
     {
-        { [ over fixnum? ] [ [ tag-fixnum ] dip (%compare-integer-imm) ] }
-        { [ over not ] [ 2drop \ f type-number CMP ] }
-        [ drop (%compare-tagged) ]
+        { [ dup fixnum? ] [ tag-fixnum CMP ] }
+        { [ dup not ] [ drop \ f type-number CMP ] }
+        [ (%compare-tagged) ]
     } cond ;
 
 M:: x86 %compare-imm ( dst src1 src2 cc temp -- )
-    src1 src2 cc (%compare-imm)
+    src1 src2 (%compare-imm)
     dst cc temp %boolean ;
 
 : %branch ( label cc -- )
@@ -564,11 +568,19 @@ M:: x86 %compare-branch ( label src1 src2 cc -- )
     label cc %branch ;
 
 M:: x86 %compare-integer-imm-branch ( label src1 src2 cc -- )
-    src1 src2 cc (%compare-integer-imm)
+    src1 src2 CMP
+    label cc %branch ;
+
+M:: x86 %test-branch ( label src1 src2 cc -- )
+    src1 src2 TEST
+    label cc %branch ;
+
+M:: x86 %test-imm-branch ( label src1 src2 cc -- )
+    src1 src2 TEST
     label cc %branch ;
 
 M:: x86 %compare-imm-branch ( label src1 src2 cc -- )
-    src1 src2 cc (%compare-imm)
+    src1 src2 (%compare-imm)
     label cc %branch ;
 
 M: x86 %add-float double-rep two-operand ADDSD ;