diff --git a/tests/overload/tstaticoverload.nim b/tests/overload/tstaticoverload.nim
index b919fc0b1..965ff054f 100644
--- a/tests/overload/tstaticoverload.nim
+++ b/tests/overload/tstaticoverload.nim
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ dynamic: var
 static: const
 static: literal
 static: constant folding
+static: static string
 '''
 """
 
@@ -18,9 +19,12 @@ let l = "let"
 let v = "var"
 const c = "const"
 
+type staticString = static[string]
+
 foo(l)
 foo(v)
 foo(c)
 foo("literal")
 foo("constant" & " " & "folding")
+foo(staticString("static string"))