diff --git a/tests/misc/modulea.nim b/tests/misc/modulea.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9e6b364e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/modulea.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+type modulea* = object
+  a: int
diff --git a/tests/misc/tmodulea.nim b/tests/misc/tmodulea.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5aeb1824b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/tmodulea.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from modulea import modulea
+
+#bug #6731