diff --git a/tests/views/tviews1.nim b/tests/views/tviews1.nim
index 249058eb6c..b81b17f30b 100644
--- a/tests/views/tviews1.nim
+++ b/tests/views/tviews1.nim
@@ -66,3 +66,14 @@ proc mainB =
   assert foo.x.y == @[1, 2, 3]
 
 mainB()
+
+
+# bug #15897
+type Outer = ref object 
+  value: int
+type Inner = object
+  owner: var Outer
+  
+var o = Outer(value: 1234)
+var v = Inner(owner: o).owner.value
+doAssert v == 1234