diff --git a/osh/split.py b/osh/split.py
index 72514befb7..9296c820cf 100644
--- a/osh/split.py
+++ b/osh/split.py
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ def SplitForWordEval(self, s, ifs=None):
         """
         sp = self._GetSplitter(ifs=ifs)
         spans = sp.Split(s, True)
+
+        # Note: pass allow_escape=False so \ isn't special
+        #spans = sp.Split(s, False)
+
         if 0:
             for span in spans:
                 log('SPAN %s', span)
@@ -221,6 +225,11 @@ def __init__(self, ifs_whitespace, ifs_other):
         self.ifs_whitespace = ifs_whitespace
         self.ifs_other = ifs_other
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        # type: () -> str
+        return '<IfsSplitter whitespace=%r other=%r>' % (self.ifs_whitespace,
+                                                         self.ifs_other)
+
     def Split(self, s, allow_escape):
         # type: (str, bool) -> List[Span]
         """
diff --git a/osh/split_test.py b/osh/split_test.py
index 621ba640fc..4aa7f6d1d7 100755
--- a/osh/split_test.py
+++ b/osh/split_test.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 import unittest
 
+from core import state
+from core import test_lib
 from osh import split  # module under test
 
 
@@ -160,5 +162,21 @@ def testTwoOther(self):
         _RunSplitCases(self, sp, CASES)
 
 
+class SplitContextTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def testSplitForWordEval(self):
+        arena = test_lib.MakeArena('<SplitContextTest>')
+        mem = state.Mem('', [], arena, [], {})
+        # This is the default
+        #state.SetGlobalString(mem, 'IFS', split.DEFAULT_IFS)
+
+        splitter = split.SplitContext(mem)
+
+        # Can pass allow_escape=False
+        for s in ['', ' foo bar ', '\\']:
+            result = splitter.SplitForWordEval(s)
+            print(result)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()