diff --git a/tests/compile-fail/dangling_zst_deref.rs b/tests/compile-fail/dangling_zst_deref.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a8480675f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compile-fail/dangling_zst_deref.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fn main() {
+    let p = {
+        let b = Box::new(42);
+        &*b as *const i32 as *const ()
+    };
+    let _x = unsafe { *p }; //~ ERROR dangling pointer was dereferenced
+}