diff --git a/test/compile_errors.zig b/test/compile_errors.zig
index a31605b02abc9cd99a5c96261bfefcc3f924c0f8..0d30bd71750c7d7c9d5af7c845c811b07c8198a6 100644
--- a/test/compile_errors.zig
+++ b/test/compile_errors.zig
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@ const tests = @import("tests.zig");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
 pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompileErrorContext) void {
+    cases.add(
+        "Generic function where return type is self-referenced",
+        \\fn Foo(comptime T: type) Foo(T) {
+        \\    return struct{ x: T };
+        \\}
+        \\export fn entry() void {
+        \\    const t = Foo(u32) {
+        \\      .x = 1
+        \\    };
+        \\}
+    ,
+        "tmp.zig:1:29: error: evaluation exceeded 1000 backwards branches",
+        "tmp.zig:1:29: note: called from here",
+    );
+
     cases.add(
         "@ptrToInt 0 to non optional pointer",
         \\export fn entry() void {