diff --git a/src/sync/pool.go b/src/sync/pool.go
index 410f1aad..ec4b770f 100644
--- a/src/sync/pool.go
+++ b/src/sync/pool.go
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 package sync
 
-// Pool is a very simple implementation of sync.Pool. It does not actually
-// implement a pool.
+// Pool is a very simple implementation of sync.Pool.
 type Pool struct {
-	New func() interface{}
+	New   func() interface{}
+	items []interface{}
 }
 
 // Get returns the value of calling Pool.New().
 func (p *Pool) Get() interface{} {
+	if len(p.items) > 0 {
+		x := p.items[len(p.items)-1]
+		p.items = p.items[:len(p.items)-1]
+		return x
+	}
 	if p.New == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -16,4 +21,5 @@ func (p *Pool) Get() interface{} {
 
 // Put drops the value put into the pool.
 func (p *Pool) Put(x interface{}) {
+	p.items = append(p.items, x)
 }
diff --git a/src/sync/pool_test.go b/src/sync/pool_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f73691de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sync/pool_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package sync_test
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type testItem struct {
+	val int
+}
+
+func TestPool(t *testing.T) {
+	p := sync.Pool{
+		New: func() interface{} {
+			return &testItem{}
+		},
+	}
+
+	i1P := p.Get()
+	if i1P == nil {
+		t.Error("pool with New returned nil")
+	}
+	i1 := i1P.(*testItem)
+	if got, want := i1.val, 0; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("empty pool item value: got %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+	i1.val = 1
+
+	i2 := p.Get().(*testItem)
+	if got, want := i2.val, 0; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("empty pool item value: got %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+	i2.val = 2
+
+	p.Put(i1)
+
+	i3 := p.Get().(*testItem)
+	if got, want := i3.val, 1; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("pool with item value: got %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPool_noNew(t *testing.T) {
+	p := sync.Pool{}
+
+	i1 := p.Get()
+	if i1 != nil {
+		t.Errorf("pool without New returned %v, want nil", i1)
+	}
+}