diff --git a/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json b/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
index 45a49991d1e..b89ab624698 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
+++ b/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
@@ -359897,6 +359897,12 @@
      {}
     ]
    ],
+   "url/a-element-href-javascript.html": [
+    [
+     "/url/a-element-href-javascript.html",
+     {}
+    ]
+   ],
    "url/a-element-origin-xhtml.xhtml": [
     [
      "/url/a-element-origin-xhtml.xhtml",
@@ -600978,6 +600984,10 @@
    "3dacc2783865ba292f20b72bc4c3942de521d9b0",
    "support"
   ],
+  "url/a-element-href-javascript.html": [
+   "567d16dde294a2f3e75fdb8139d1af9a8c73e0fc",
+   "testharness"
+  ],
   "url/a-element-origin-xhtml.xhtml": [
    "56019fd2d3870324ba412e3e0c602bad3b90ef49",
    "testharness"
diff --git a/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/url/a-element-href-javascript.html b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/url/a-element-href-javascript.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..628e411be1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/url/a-element-href-javascript.html
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<meta charset=utf-8>
+<script src=/resources/testharness.js></script>
+<script src=/resources/testharnessreport.js></script>
+
+<script>
+var linkStatus = 'link not clicked';
+
+function changeStatus() {
+  linkStatus = 'link has been clicked';
+}
+</script>
+
+<a id="javascript-link" href="javascript:changeStatus()">link</a>
+
+<script>
+setup({explicit_done:true});
+
+document.querySelector("#javascript-link").click();
+
+step_timeout(function() {
+  test(function() {
+    assert_equals(linkStatus, "link has been clicked");
+  }, "javascript: scheme urls should be executed in correct global scope");
+
+  done();
+});
+</script>
