--- a/src/java/org/classpath/icedtea/pulseaudio/PulseAudioClip.java	Tue Sep 23 15:02:55 2008 -0400
+++ b/src/java/org/classpath/icedtea/pulseaudio/PulseAudioClip.java	Tue Sep 23 17:07:56 2008 -0400
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 		@Override
 		public void run() {
 
-			while (loopsLeft >= 0) {
+			while (true) {
 				writeFrames(currentFrame, endFrame + 1);
 				if (Thread.interrupted()) {
 					// Thread.currentThread().interrupt();

--- a/unittests/org/classpath/icedtea/pulseaudio/PulseAudioClipTest.java	Tue Sep 23 15:02:55 2008 -0400
+++ b/unittests/org/classpath/icedtea/pulseaudio/PulseAudioClipTest.java	Tue Sep 23 17:07:56 2008 -0400
@@ -138,6 +138,50 @@
 
 		clip.close();
 	}
+	
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testLoopContinuously() throws LineUnavailableException,
+			IOException, UnsupportedAudioFileException, InterruptedException {
+		System.out
+				.println("This tests loop(LOOP_CONTINUOUSLY) on the Clip");
+		final Clip clip = (Clip) mixer.getLine(new Line.Info(Clip.class));
+		File soundFile = new File("testsounds/error.wav");
+		AudioInputStream audioInputStream = AudioSystem
+				.getAudioInputStream(soundFile);
+		clip.open(audioInputStream);
+
+		clip.setLoopPoints((int) (clip.getFrameLength() / 4), (int) (clip
+				.getFrameLength() / 2));
+		clip.loop(Clip.LOOP_CONTINUOUSLY);
+
+		Runnable blocker = new Runnable() {
+
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+				clip.drain();
+			}
+
+		};
+
+		Thread th = new Thread(blocker);
+		th.start();
+		th.join(10000);
+
+		if (!th.isAlive()) {
+			clip.close();
+			Assert.fail("LOOP_CONTINUOUSLY doesnt seem to work");
+		}
+		
+		clip.stop();
+		th.join(500);
+		if ( th.isAlive()) {
+			clip.close();
+			Assert.fail("stopping LOOP_CONTINUOSLY failed");
+		}
+		
+		clip.close();
+	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void testIsActiveAndIsOpen() throws LineUnavailableException,