diff --git a/tests/stdlib/tstrformat.nim b/tests/stdlib/tstrformat.nim
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+++ b/tests/stdlib/tstrformat.nim
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+discard """
+    action: "run"
+"""
+
+import strformat
+
+type Obj = object
+
+proc `$`(o: Obj): string = "foobar"
+
+var o: Obj
+doAssert fmt"{o}" == "foobar"
+doAssert fmt"{o:10}" == "foobar    "
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