diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/fn-bare-assign.rs b/src/test/run-pass/fn-bare-assign.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3d81d1bb19
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+++ b/src/test/run-pass/fn-bare-assign.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+fn# f(i: int, &called: bool) {
+    assert i == 10;
+    called = true;
+}
+
+fn# g(f: fn#(int, &bool), &called: bool) {
+    f(10, called);
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let called = false;
+    let h = f;
+    g(h, called);
+    assert called == true;
+}
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