diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/samples/test/samples/text/strings.kt b/libraries/stdlib/samples/test/samples/text/strings.kt
index 72dbfb5e9a6..cdfee832446 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/samples/test/samples/text/strings.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/samples/test/samples/text/strings.kt
@@ -104,19 +104,27 @@ class Strings {
 
     @Sample
     fun padStart() {
-        val padWithSpace = "a".padStart(3)
-        assertPrints("'$padWithSpace'", "'  a'")
+        val padWithSpace = "125".padStart(5)
+        assertPrints("'$padWithSpace'", "'  125'")
 
-        val padWithChar = "a".padStart(3, '#')
-        assertPrints("'$padWithChar'", "'##a'")
+        val padWithChar = "a".padStart(5, '.')
+        assertPrints("'$padWithChar'", "'....a'")
+
+        // string is returned as is, when its length is greater than the specified
+        val noPadding = "abcde".padStart(3)
+        assertPrints("'$noPadding'", "'abcde'")
     }
 
     @Sample
     fun padEnd() {
-        val padWithSpace = "a".padEnd(3)
-        assertPrints("'$padWithSpace'", "'a  '")
+        val padWithSpace = "125".padEnd(5)
+        assertPrints("'$padWithSpace'", "'125  '")
 
-        val padWithChar = "a".padEnd(3, '#')
-        assertPrints("'$padWithChar'", "'a##'")
+        val padWithChar = "a".padEnd(5, '.')
+        assertPrints("'$padWithChar'", "'a....'")
+
+        // string is returned as is, when its length is greater than the specified
+        val noPadding = "abcde".padEnd(3)
+        assertPrints("'$noPadding'", "'abcde'")
     }
 }