diff --git a/tests/run/tvarargs_vs_generic.nim b/tests/run/tvarargs_vs_generic.nim
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+++ b/tests/run/tvarargs_vs_generic.nim
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+discard """
+  output: "direct\nopenarray\nvarargs"
+"""
+
+proc withDirectType(args: string) =
+  echo "direct"
+
+proc withDirectType[T](arg: T) =
+  echo "generic"
+
+proc withOpenArray(args: openarray[string]) =
+  echo "openarray"
+
+proc withOpenArray[T](arg: T) =
+  echo "generic"
+
+proc withVarargs(args: varargs[string]) =
+  echo "varargs"
+
+proc withVarargs[T](arg: T) =
+  echo "generic"
+
+withDirectType "string"
+withOpenArray "string"
+withVarargs "string"
+