diff --git a/bin/uglifyjs b/bin/uglifyjs
index c71c3149..0eeb0583 100755
--- a/bin/uglifyjs
+++ b/bin/uglifyjs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ You need to pass an argument to this option to specify the name that your module
     .describe("noerr", "Don't throw an error for unknown options in -c, -b or -m.")
     .describe("bare-returns", "Allow return outside of functions.  Useful when minifying CommonJS modules.")
     .describe("keep-fnames", "Do not mangle/drop function names.  Useful for code relying on Function.prototype.name.")
-    .describe("keep-fparens", "Do not drop parenthesises around function definitions. Useful for marking a function to be compiled eagerly by browser.")
+    .describe("keep-fparens", "Do not drop parentheses around function definitions. Useful for marking a function to be compiled eagerly by browser.")
     .describe("quotes", "Quote style (0 - auto, 1 - single, 2 - double, 3 - original)")
     .describe("reserved-file", "File containing reserved names")
     .describe("reserve-domprops", "Make (most?) DOM properties reserved for --mangle-props")
diff --git a/test/mocha/wrapping-parentheses.js b/test/mocha/wrapping-parentheses.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..316d2704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mocha/wrapping-parentheses.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+var assert = require("assert");
+var uglify = require("../../");
+
+describe("Keep wrapping parentheses", function() {
+	it("Should keep wrapping parentheses if keep-fparens option is turned on", function() {
+		var originalCode = "define(\"module\",(function() {module.exports = 42;}));";
+		var expectedCode = "define(\"module\",(function(){module.exports=42}));";
+		var result = uglify.minify(originalCode, {
+			output: {
+				keep_fparens: true
+			},
+			fromString: true
+		});
+		assert.strictEqual(result.code, expectedCode);
+	});
+
+	it("Should strip wrapping parentheses if keep-fparens option is turned off or not set", function() {
+		var originalCode = "define(\"module\",(function() {module.exports = 42;}));";
+		var expectedCode = "define(\"module\",function(){module.exports=42});";
+		var result = uglify.minify(originalCode, {
+			fromString: true
+		});
+		assert.strictEqual(result.code, expectedCode);
+	});
+});