diff --git a/tests/stdlib/tmacros.nim b/tests/stdlib/tmacros.nim
index 299eac49b5..27553667a0 100644
--- a/tests/stdlib/tmacros.nim
+++ b/tests/stdlib/tmacros.nim
@@ -144,3 +144,15 @@ block: # extractDocCommentsAndRunnables
     
   proc c() {.checkComments("Hello world").} =
     ## Hello world
+
+block: # bug #19020
+  type
+    foo = object
+
+  template typ(T:typedesc) {.pragma.}
+
+  proc bar() {.typ: foo.} = discard
+
+  static:
+    doAssert $bar.getCustomPragmaVal(typ) == "foo"
+  doAssert $bar.getCustomPragmaVal(typ) == "foo"