diff --git a/test/stage1/behavior/struct.zig b/test/stage1/behavior/struct.zig
index e42bd4e9d7..7c2e58f2cb 100644
--- a/test/stage1/behavior/struct.zig
+++ b/test/stage1/behavior/struct.zig
@@ -777,3 +777,16 @@ test "anonymous struct literal assigned to variable" {
     vec.@"1" += 1;
     expect(vec.@"1" == 56);
 }
+
+test "struct with var field" {
+    const Point = struct {
+        x: var,
+        y: var,
+    };
+    const pt = Point {
+        .x = 1,
+        .y = 2,
+    };
+    expect(pt.x == 1);
+    expect(pt.y == 2);
+}