diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/issue-333.rs b/src/test/run-pass/issue-333.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7be7c4bed7
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+++ b/src/test/run-pass/issue-333.rs
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+fn quux[T](&T x) -> T{
+  auto f = id[T];
+  ret f(x);
+}
+
+fn id[T](&T x) -> T {
+  ret x;
+}
+
+fn main() {
+  assert quux(10) == 10;
+}
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