diff --git a/test/bugs/bug069.go b/test/bugs/bug069.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b33e4a40695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bugs/bug069.go
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+// $G $D/$F.go
+
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+func main(){
+	c := new(chan int);
+	ok := false;
+	i := 0;
+
+	i, ok = <c;  // works
+
+	ca := new([2]*chan int);
+	i, ok = <(ca[0]);  // fails: c.go:11: bad shape across assignment - cr=1 cl=2
+}