diff --git a/tests/misc/tbug1217bracketquotes.nim b/tests/misc/tbug1217bracketquotes.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90e67d45b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/tbug1217bracketquotes.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+discard """
+  output: "13{(.{}}{*4&*$**()&*@1235"
+"""
+
+type
+  Test = enum
+    `1`, `3`, `{`, `(.`, `{}}{`, `*4&*$**()&*@`
+
+let `.}` = 1
+let `(}` = 2
+let `[` = 3
+let `]` = 5
+
+echo `1`, `3`, `{`, `(.`, `{}}{`, `*4&*$**()&*@`, `.}`, `(}`, `[`, `]`