diff --git a/test/bugs/bug300.go b/test/bugs/bug300.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbed509391d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bugs/bug300.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// errchk $G $D/$F.go
+
+// 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 T struct {
+	x, y *T
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// legal composite literals
+	_ = struct{}{}
+	_ = [42]int{}
+	_ = [...]int{}
+	_ = []int{}
+	_ = map[int]int{}
+	_ = T{}
+
+	// illegal composite literals: parentheses not allowed around literal type
+	_ = (struct{}){}	// ERROR "xxx"
+	_ = ([42]int){}		// ERROR "xxx"
+	_ = ([...]int){}	// ERROR "xxx"
+	_ = ([]int){}		// ERROR "xxx"
+	_ = (map[int]int){}	// ERROR "xxx"
+	_ = (T){}		// ERROR "xxx"
+}
diff --git a/test/golden.out b/test/golden.out
index 25dbc914bbd..5999db6616e 100644
--- a/test/golden.out
+++ b/test/golden.out
@@ -186,3 +186,6 @@ errchk: bugs/bug299.go: unmatched error messages:
 ==================================================
 bugs/bug299.go:19: syntax error: unexpected }
 ==================================================
+
+=========== bugs/bug300.go
+BUG: errchk: command succeeded unexpectedly