diff --git a/spec/stateful/bind.py b/spec/stateful/bind.py
index d67451c9d..f16cb9b81 100755
--- a/spec/stateful/bind.py
+++ b/spec/stateful/bind.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 import sys
-import tempfile
 import time
 
 import harness
@@ -53,8 +52,11 @@ def bind_plain(sh):
 
 
 @register(not_impl_shells=['dash', 'mksh'])
-def bind_r(sh):
-    "test bind -r for removing bindings"
+def bind_r_for_bind_x_osh_fn(sh):
+    """
+    test bind -r for removing bindings to arbitrary cmds made with bind -x
+    (regular readline fn bind removal is tested in noninteractive builtin-bind.test.sh)
+    """
     expect_prompt(sh)
 
     add_foo_fn(sh)
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ def bind_r(sh):
     time.sleep(0.1)
 
     expect_prompt(sh)
-
+    
 
 @register(not_impl_shells=['dash', 'mksh'])
 def bind_x(sh):
@@ -93,7 +95,71 @@ def bind_x(sh):
     time.sleep(0.1)
 
     sh.expect("FOO")
+    
+    
+@register(not_impl_shells=['dash', 'mksh'])
+def bind_x_runtime_envvar_vals(sh):
+    "test bind -x for using env var runtime values (e.g., 'echo $PWD' should change with dir)"
+    expect_prompt(sh)
+    
+    sh.sendline("export BIND_X_VAR=foo")
+
+    send_bind(sh, """-x '"\C-x\C-f": echo $BIND_X_VAR' """)
+    expect_prompt(sh)
+
+    sh.sendline("export BIND_X_VAR=bar")
+    expect_prompt(sh)
+
+    sh.sendcontrol('x')
+    sh.sendcontrol('f')
+    time.sleep(0.1)
+
+    sh.expect("bar")
+        
+
+@register(not_impl_shells=['dash', 'mksh'])
+def bind_x_readline_line(sh):
+    "test bind -x for correctly setting $READLINE_LINE for the cmd"
+    expect_prompt(sh)
+
+    send_bind(sh, """-x '"\C-x\C-f": echo Current line is: $READLINE_LINE' """)
+    expect_prompt(sh)
+    
+    sh.send('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz')
+
+    sh.sendcontrol('x')
+    sh.sendcontrol('f')
+    time.sleep(0.1)
+
+    # must not match any other output (like debug output or shell names)
+    sh.expect("Current line is: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz") 
+    
+    sh.sendline('[[ -v READLINE_LINE ]] && echo "READLINE_LINE is set" || echo "READLINE_LINE is unset"')
+    sh.expect("READLINE_LINE is unset") 
+    
+
+@register(not_impl_shells=['dash', 'mksh'])
+def bind_x_readline_point(sh):
+    "test bind -x for correctly setting $READLINE_POINT for the cmd"
+    cmd_str = 'abcdefghijklmnop'
+    expected_rl_point = len(cmd_str)
+    
+    expect_prompt(sh)
+
+    send_bind(sh, """-x '"\C-x\C-f": echo Cursor point at: $READLINE_POINT' """)
+    expect_prompt(sh)
+    
+    sh.send(cmd_str)
+
+    sh.sendcontrol('x')
+    sh.sendcontrol('f')
+    time.sleep(0.1)
+
+    sh.expect("Cursor point at: " + str(expected_rl_point)) 
 
+    sh.sendline('[[ -v READLINE_POINT ]] && echo "READLINE_POINT is set" || echo "READLINE_POINT is unset"')
+    sh.expect("READLINE_POINT is unset") 
+    
 
 @register(not_impl_shells=['dash', 'mksh'])
 def bind_u(sh):
diff --git a/test/stateful.sh b/test/stateful.sh
index 3cab1595f..c56d98370 100755
--- a/test/stateful.sh
+++ b/test/stateful.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ job-control() {
 }
 
 bind() {
-  spec/stateful/bind.py $FIRST --oils-failures-allowed 2 "$@"
+  spec/stateful/bind.py $FIRST --oils-failures-allowed 5 "$@"
 }
 
 # Run on just 2 shells