--- a/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/objects/NativeArray.java	Mon Jul 25 11:03:27 2016 +0200
+++ b/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/objects/NativeArray.java	Tue Jul 26 15:56:35 2016 +0200
@@ -1329,30 +1329,31 @@
             return ScriptRuntime.UNDEFINED;
         }
 
-        final Object start = args.length > 0 ? args[0] : ScriptRuntime.UNDEFINED;
-        final Object deleteCount = args.length > 1 ? args[1] : ScriptRuntime.UNDEFINED;
-
-        Object[] items;
-
-        if (args.length > 2) {
-            items = new Object[args.length - 2];
-            System.arraycopy(args, 2, items, 0, items.length);
-        } else {
-            items = ScriptRuntime.EMPTY_ARRAY;
-        }
-
-        final ScriptObject sobj                = (ScriptObject)obj;
-        final long         len                 = JSType.toUint32(sobj.getLength());
-        final long         relativeStart       = JSType.toLong(start);
+        final ScriptObject sobj          = (ScriptObject)obj;
+        final long         len           = JSType.toUint32(sobj.getLength());
+        final long         relativeStart = JSType.toLong(args.length > 0 ? args[0] : ScriptRuntime.UNDEFINED);
 
         final long actualStart = relativeStart < 0 ? Math.max(len + relativeStart, 0) : Math.min(relativeStart, len);
-        final long actualDeleteCount = Math.min(Math.max(JSType.toLong(deleteCount), 0), len - actualStart);
+        final long actualDeleteCount;
+        Object[] items = ScriptRuntime.EMPTY_ARRAY;
+
+        if (args.length == 0) {
+            actualDeleteCount = 0;
+        } else if (args.length == 1) {
+            actualDeleteCount = len - actualStart;
+        } else {
+            actualDeleteCount = Math.min(Math.max(JSType.toLong(args[1]), 0), len - actualStart);
+            if (args.length > 2) {
+                items = new Object[args.length - 2];
+                System.arraycopy(args, 2, items, 0, items.length);
+            }
+        }
 
         NativeArray returnValue;
 
         if (actualStart <= Integer.MAX_VALUE && actualDeleteCount <= Integer.MAX_VALUE && bulkable(sobj)) {
             try {
-                returnValue =  new NativeArray(sobj.getArray().fastSplice((int)actualStart, (int)actualDeleteCount, items.length));
+                returnValue = new NativeArray(sobj.getArray().fastSplice((int)actualStart, (int)actualDeleteCount, items.length));
 
                 // Since this is a dense bulkable array we can use faster defineOwnProperty to copy new elements
                 int k = (int) actualStart;

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/script/basic/JDK-8068972.js	Tue Jul 26 15:56:35 2016 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * JDK-8068972: Array.splice should follow the ES6 specification
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+
+function assertEqualArrays(a, b) {
+    Assert.assertTrue(Array.isArray(a));
+    Assert.assertTrue(Array.isArray(b));
+    Assert.assertTrue(a.length === b.length);
+    Assert.assertTrue(a.every(function(v, j) {
+        return v === b[j];
+    }));
+}
+
+var array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7];
+
+var result = array.splice();
+assertEqualArrays(array, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]);
+assertEqualArrays(result, []);
+
+result = array.splice(4);
+assertEqualArrays(array, [1, 2, 3, 4]);
+assertEqualArrays(result, [5, 6, 7]);
+
+result = array.splice(1, 2, -2, -3);
+assertEqualArrays(array, [1, -2, -3, 4]);
+assertEqualArrays(result, [2, 3]);