2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/files/neg/si7980.check b/test/files/neg/si7980.check
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b085cabf1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/neg/si7980.check
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+si7980.scala:7: error: Can't splice Nothing, bottom type values often indicate programmer mistake
+  println(q"class ${Name(X)} { }")
+                        ^
+one error found
diff --git a/test/files/neg/si7980.scala b/test/files/neg/si7980.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b21907de54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/neg/si7980.scala
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+object Test extends App {
+  import scala.reflect.runtime.universe._
+  def Name[T:TypeTag](name:String): T = implicitly[TypeTag[T]] match {
+    case t => newTypeName(name).asInstanceOf[T]
+  }
+  val X = "ASDF"
+  println(q"class ${Name(X)} { }")
+}