diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug253.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug253.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f3599614d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug253.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// $G $D/$F.go && $L $F.$A && ./$A.out || echo BUG: bug253
+
+// Copyright 2010 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
+
+type S1 struct {
+	i int
+}
+type S2 struct {
+	i int
+}
+type S3 struct {
+	S1
+	S2
+}
+type S4 struct {
+	S3
+	S1
+}
+func main() {
+	var s4 S4
+	if s4.i != 0 {	// .i refers to s4.S1.i, unambiguously
+		panic()
+	}
+}