1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_const.rb b/test/ruby/test_const.rb
index 8784e0e988..6284434db0 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_const.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_const.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ class TestConst < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal 8, TEST4
   end
 
+  def test_const_access_from_nil
+    assert_raise(TypeError) { eval("nil::Object") }
+    assert_raise(TypeError) { eval("c = nil; c::Object") }
+    assert_raise(TypeError) { eval("sc = Class.new; sc::C = nil; sc::C::Object") }
+  end
+
   def test_redefinition
     c = Class.new
     name = "X\u{5b9a 6570}"