diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-os-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java9/process/ProcessWaitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-os-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java9/process/ProcessWaitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.java9.process;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+
+class ProcessWaitTest {
+
+    @Test
+    void givenAProcess_whenUsingWaitFor_thenNoExceptionThrown() {
+        // Code that interacts with a process should not throw IllegalMonitorStateException.
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> {
+            Process process = new ProcessBuilder("notepad.exe").start();
+            int exitCode = process.waitFor();
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenAProcess_whenUsingWaitWithoutSynchronization_thenExceptionThrown() {
+        assertThrows(IllegalMonitorStateException.class, () -> {
+            Process process = new ProcessBuilder("notepad.exe").start();
+            process.wait();
+        });
+    }
+}