diff --git a/tests/cpp/ttypeinfo.nim b/tests/cpp/ttypeinfo.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e72883dbf2
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+++ b/tests/cpp/ttypeinfo.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+discard """
+  cmd: "nim cpp $target"
+"""
+
+import typeinfo