diff --git a/lib/phpunit/classes/util.php b/lib/phpunit/classes/util.php
index 8fde7a9e4f6..b6f1027b700 100644
--- a/lib/phpunit/classes/util.php
+++ b/lib/phpunit/classes/util.php
@@ -623,6 +623,10 @@ class phpunit_util {
         $_SERVER = self::get_global_backup('_SERVER');
         $CFG = self::get_global_backup('CFG');
         $SITE = self::get_global_backup('SITE');
+        $_GET = array();
+        $_POST = array();
+        $_FILES = array();
+        $_REQUEST = array();
         $COURSE = $SITE;
 
         // reinitialise following globals
diff --git a/lib/phpunit/tests/advanced_test.php b/lib/phpunit/tests/advanced_test.php
index d1d1db8dc16..86c6ea77b3c 100644
--- a/lib/phpunit/tests/advanced_test.php
+++ b/lib/phpunit/tests/advanced_test.php
@@ -219,6 +219,28 @@ class core_phpunit_advanced_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $this->assertTrue(isset($CFG->admin));
         $this->assertEquals(1, $CFG->rolesactive);
 
+        // _GET change.
+        $_GET['__somethingthatwillnotnormallybepresent__'] = 'yy';
+        phpunit_util::reset_all_data(true);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(array(), $_GET);
+
+
+        // _POST change.
+        $_POST['__somethingthatwillnotnormallybepresent2__'] = 'yy';
+        phpunit_util::reset_all_data(true);
+        $this->assertEquals(array(), $_POST);
+
+        // _FILES change.
+        $_FILES['__somethingthatwillnotnormallybepresent3__'] = 'yy';
+        phpunit_util::reset_all_data(true);
+        $this->assertEquals(array(), $_FILES);
+
+        // _REQUEST change.
+        $_REQUEST['__somethingthatwillnotnormallybepresent4__'] = 'yy';
+        phpunit_util::reset_all_data(true);
+        $this->assertEquals(array(), $_REQUEST);
+
         //silent changes
         $_SERVER['xx'] = 'yy';
         phpunit_util::reset_all_data(true);