diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-json/fns/extern_safe.rs b/tests/rustdoc-json/fns/extern_safe.rs
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+extern "C" {
+    //@ is "$.index[*][?(@.name=='f1')].inner.function.header.is_unsafe" true
+    pub fn f1();
+
+    // items in unadorned `extern` blocks cannot have safety qualifiers
+}
+
+unsafe extern "C" {
+    //@ is "$.index[*][?(@.name=='f4')].inner.function.header.is_unsafe" true
+    pub fn f4();
+
+    //@ is "$.index[*][?(@.name=='f5')].inner.function.header.is_unsafe" true
+    pub unsafe fn f5();
+
+    //@ is "$.index[*][?(@.name=='f6')].inner.function.header.is_unsafe" false
+    pub safe fn f6();
+}