diff --git a/tests/issues/run.bat b/tests/issues/run.bat
index 7ed43205d..267a2e030 100644
--- a/tests/issues/run.bat
+++ b/tests/issues/run.bat
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ set COMMON=-define:ODIN_TEST_FANCY=false -file -vet -strict-style
 ..\..\..\odin test ..\test_issue_2666.odin %COMMON%  || exit /b
 ..\..\..\odin test ..\test_issue_4210.odin %COMMON%  || exit /b
 ..\..\..\odin test ..\test_issue_4584.odin %COMMON%  || exit /b
+..\..\..\odin build ..\test_issue_5043.odin %COMMON% || exit /b
+..\..\..\odin build ..\test_issue_5097.odin %COMMON% || exit /b
 
 @echo off
 
diff --git a/tests/issues/run.sh b/tests/issues/run.sh
index 54543980e..5102ee307 100755
--- a/tests/issues/run.sh
+++ b/tests/issues/run.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ else
 	echo "SUCCESSFUL 0/1"
 	exit 1
 fi
+$ODIN build ../test_issue_5043.odin $COMMON
+$ODIN build ../test_issue_5097.odin $COMMON
 
 set +x
 
diff --git a/tests/issues/test_issue_5043.odin b/tests/issues/test_issue_5043.odin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce36bf674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issues/test_issue_5043.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Tests issue #5043 https://github.com/odin-lang/Odin/issues/5043
+package test_issues
+
+Table :: map [string] Type
+List  :: [dynamic] Type
+
+Type :: union {
+	^Table,
+	^List,
+	i64,
+}
+
+
+main :: proc() {
+	v: Type = 5
+
+	switch t in v {
+	case ^Table: // or case ^map [string] Type:
+	case ^List:
+	case i64:
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/issues/test_issue_5097.odin b/tests/issues/test_issue_5097.odin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57ef60b8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issues/test_issue_5097.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Tests issue #5097 https://github.com/odin-lang/Odin/issues/5097
+package test_issues
+
+Node_Ptr :: ^Node // the typedef...
+
+Node :: struct {
+	prev, next: Node_Ptr, // replacing the type with ^Node also fixes it
+}
+
+// ...if placed here, it works just fine
+
+main :: proc() {
+	node: Node_Ptr
+	_ = node
+}