diff --git a/test/compile_errors.zig b/test/compile_errors.zig
index a3c29e0dd6..166ed67561 100644
--- a/test/compile_errors.zig
+++ b/test/compile_errors.zig
@@ -7152,4 +7152,14 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompileErrorContext) void {
         ":39:29: error: slice-sentinel does not match target-sentinel",
         ":46:29: error: slice-sentinel does not match target-sentinel",
     });
+
+    cases.add("issue #4207: coerce from non-terminated-slice to terminated-pointer",
+        \\export fn foo() [*:0]const u8 {
+        \\    var buffer: [64]u8 = undefined;
+        \\    return buffer[0..];
+        \\}
+    , &[_][]const u8{
+        ":3:18: error: expected type '[*:0]const u8', found '*[64]u8'",
+        ":3:18: note: destination pointer requires a terminating '0' sentinel",
+    });
 }