diff --git a/test/bugs/bug267.go b/test/bugs/bug267.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9646142f2a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bugs/bug267.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// $G $D/$F.go || echo BUG
+
+// 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 []int
+
+var a []bool
+
+func _() {
+	if a[T{42}[0]] {
+	}
+	// if (a[T{42}[0]]) {}  // this compiles
+}
+
+/*
+6g bugs/bug267.go
+bugs/bug267.go:14: syntax error: unexpected {, expecting :
+*/
diff --git a/test/golden.out b/test/golden.out
index e0b6ad6242a..3a9039fc5eb 100644
--- a/test/golden.out
+++ b/test/golden.out
@@ -185,3 +185,7 @@ panic: barCount != 1
 
 panic PC=xxx
 BUG
+
+=========== bugs/bug267.go
+bugs/bug267.go:14: syntax error: unexpected {, expecting :
+BUG