diff --git a/test/stage1/behavior/type_info.zig b/test/stage1/behavior/type_info.zig
index 9d577ec0b4a95d0b1062065964910606df174ade..a3988cba6d4de766642fca7d477e6a8325e1af66 100644
--- a/test/stage1/behavior/type_info.zig
+++ b/test/stage1/behavior/type_info.zig
@@ -375,3 +375,14 @@ test "sentinel of opaque pointer type" {
     const c_void_info = @typeInfo(*c_void);
     expect(c_void_info.Pointer.sentinel == null);
 }
+
+test "@typeInfo does not force declarations into existence" {
+    const S = struct {
+        x: i32,
+
+        fn doNotReferenceMe() void {
+            @compileError("test failed");
+        }
+    };
+    comptime expect(@typeInfo(S).Struct.fields.len == 1);
+}