diff --git a/test/behavior/alignof.zig b/test/behavior/alignof.zig
index bacf69be57..b414b7e056 100644
--- a/test/behavior/alignof.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/alignof.zig
@@ -37,3 +37,12 @@ test "comparison of @alignOf(T) against zero" {
         try expect(@alignOf(T) >= 0);
     }
 }
+
+test "correct alignment for elements and slices of aligned array" {
+    var buf: [1024]u8 align(64) = undefined;
+    var start: usize = 1;
+    var end: usize = undefined;
+    try expect(@alignOf(@TypeOf(buf[start..end])) == @alignOf(*u8));
+    try expect(@alignOf(@TypeOf(&buf[start..end])) == @alignOf(*u8));
+    try expect(@alignOf(@TypeOf(&buf[start])) == @alignOf(*u8));
+}