diff --git a/test/build_examples.zig b/test/build_examples.zig
index b0d939006ad3cfd61aa8a00054e7559170ac7f89..a3b44b91363527d57cdf6c8a0d1350127fa9de67 100644
--- a/test/build_examples.zig
+++ b/test/build_examples.zig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: &tests.BuildExamplesContext) void {
         cases.addBuildFile("example/mix_o_files/build.zig");
     }
     cases.addBuildFile("test/standalone/issue_339/build.zig");
+    cases.addBuildFile("test/standalone/issue_794/build.zig");
     cases.addBuildFile("test/standalone/pkg_import/build.zig");
     cases.addBuildFile("test/standalone/use_alias/build.zig");
     cases.addBuildFile("test/standalone/brace_expansion/build.zig");
diff --git a/test/standalone/issue_794/a_directory/foo.h b/test/standalone/issue_794/a_directory/foo.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7598ed89f2ad75e9d5ce46e6e93aa324fadf471b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/standalone/issue_794/a_directory/foo.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#define NUMBER 1234
diff --git a/test/standalone/issue_794/build.zig b/test/standalone/issue_794/build.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4f5dcd7ff4301b5ce3ab7619111d7d3cf9009d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/standalone/issue_794/build.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const Builder = @import("std").build.Builder;
+
+pub fn build(b: &Builder) void {
+    const test_artifact = b.addTest("main.zig");
+    test_artifact.addIncludeDir("a_directory");
+
+    b.default_step.dependOn(&test_artifact.step);
+
+    const test_step = b.step("test", "Test the program");
+    test_step.dependOn(&test_artifact.step);
+}
diff --git a/test/standalone/issue_794/main.zig b/test/standalone/issue_794/main.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..356a106418bb4a9aff021e78a27659137c8c5e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/standalone/issue_794/main.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const c = @cImport(@cInclude("foo.h"));
+const std = @import("std");
+const assert = std.debug.assert;
+
+test "c import" {
+    comptime assert(c.NUMBER == 1234);
+}