diff --git a/test/cases/misc.zig b/test/cases/misc.zig
index 5d2346507e55535064525087b271e9d8e75bd66e..0f9201c8e60612fce3f6d2a9374b232b81060fd4 100644
--- a/test/cases/misc.zig
+++ b/test/cases/misc.zig
@@ -571,3 +571,9 @@ fn testComptimeIfInsideRuntimeWhileWhichUnconditionallyBreaks(cond: bool) {
         break;
     }
 }
+
+test "implicit comptime while" {
+    while (false) {
+        @compileError("bad");
+    }
+}