diff --git a/src/test/auxiliary/pub_use_xcrate1.rs b/src/test/auxiliary/pub_use_xcrate1.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c428a075e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/auxiliary/pub_use_xcrate1.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub struct Foo {
+    name: int
+}
diff --git a/src/test/auxiliary/pub_use_xcrate2.rs b/src/test/auxiliary/pub_use_xcrate2.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b4744bc456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/auxiliary/pub_use_xcrate2.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+extern mod pub_use_xcrate1;
+
+pub use pub_use_xcrate1::Foo;
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/pub-use-xcrate.rs b/src/test/run-pass/pub-use-xcrate.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a425ae10087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/pub-use-xcrate.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// xfail-test Issue #3908
+// aux-build:pub_use_xcrate1.rs
+// aux-build:pub_use_xcrate2.rs
+
+extern mod pub_use_xcrate2;
+
+use pub_use_xcrate2::Foo;
+
+fn main() {
+    let foo: Foo = Foo {
+        name: 0
+    };
+}
+