diff --git a/src/test/ui/specialization/issue-44861.rs b/src/test/ui/specialization/issue-44861.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c37a6273de3
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+++ b/src/test/ui/specialization/issue-44861.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#![crate_type = "lib"]
+#![feature(specialization)]
+#![feature(unsize, coerce_unsized)]
+#![allow(incomplete_features)]
+
+use std::ops::CoerceUnsized;
+
+pub struct SmartassPtr<A: Smartass+?Sized>(A::Data);
+
+pub trait Smartass {
+    type Data;
+    type Data2: CoerceUnsized<*const [u8]>;
+}
+
+pub trait MaybeObjectSafe {}
+
+impl MaybeObjectSafe for () {}
+
+impl<T> Smartass for T {
+    type Data = <Self as Smartass>::Data2;
+    default type Data2 = ();
+    //~^ ERROR: the trait bound `(): std::ops::CoerceUnsized<*const [u8]>` is not satisfied
+}
+
+impl Smartass for () {
+    type Data2 = *const [u8; 1];
+}
+
+impl Smartass for dyn MaybeObjectSafe {
+    type Data = *const [u8];
+    type Data2 = *const [u8; 0];
+}
+
+impl<U: Smartass+?Sized, T: Smartass+?Sized> CoerceUnsized<SmartassPtr<T>> for SmartassPtr<U>
+    where <U as Smartass>::Data: std::ops::CoerceUnsized<<T as Smartass>::Data>
+{}
+
+pub fn conv(s: SmartassPtr<()>) -> SmartassPtr<dyn MaybeObjectSafe> {
+    s
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/specialization/issue-44861.stderr b/src/test/ui/specialization/issue-44861.stderr
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index 00000000000..b41b17e76a6
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+++ b/src/test/ui/specialization/issue-44861.stderr
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+error[E0277]: the trait bound `(): std::ops::CoerceUnsized<*const [u8]>` is not satisfied
+  --> $DIR/issue-44861.rs:21:5
+   |
+LL |     type Data2: CoerceUnsized<*const [u8]>;
+   |     --------------------------------------- required by `Smartass::Data2`
+...
+LL |     default type Data2 = ();
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the trait `std::ops::CoerceUnsized<*const [u8]>` is not implemented for `()`
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0277`.