diff --git a/tests/stdlib/tnilecho.nim b/tests/stdlib/tnilecho.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..147b5e4925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/stdlib/tnilecho.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+var x = @["1", nil, "3"]
+doAssert $x == "@[1, nil, 3]"