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diff --git a/test/files/run/constant-type.check b/test/files/run/constant-type.check
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+Type in expressions to have them evaluated.
+Type :help for more information.
+
+scala> 
+
+scala> :power
+** Power User mode enabled - BEEP WHIR GYVE **
+** :phase has been set to 'typer'.          **
+** scala.tools.nsc._ has been imported      **
+** global._, definitions._ also imported    **
+** Try  :help, :vals, power.<tab>           **
+
+scala> val s = transformedType(StringClass.toType).asInstanceOf[Type]
+s: $r.intp.global.Type = String
+
+scala> { println(afterPhase(currentRun.erasurePhase)(ConstantType(Constant(s)))) }
+Class[String](classOf[java.lang.String])
+
+scala> { afterPhase(currentRun.erasurePhase)(println(ConstantType(Constant(s)))) }
+Class(classOf[java.lang.String])
+
+scala> { ConstantType(Constant(s)); println(afterPhase(currentRun.erasurePhase)(ConstantType(Constant(s)))); }
+Class[String](classOf[java.lang.String])
+
+scala> { ConstantType(Constant(s)); afterPhase(currentRun.erasurePhase)(println(ConstantType(Constant(s)))); }
+Class(classOf[java.lang.String])
+
+scala> 
+
+scala> 
diff --git a/test/files/run/constant-type.scala b/test/files/run/constant-type.scala
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+import scala.tools.partest.ReplTest
+
+// see the commit message to understand what this stuff is about
+// just a quick note:
+// transformedType returns an erased version of the type
+// as explained in the commit message, Type.erasure won't do for this test
+// because it does some postprocessing to the result of transformedType
+object Test extends ReplTest {
+  def code = """
+:power
+val s = transformedType(StringClass.toType).asInstanceOf[Type]
+{ println(afterPhase(currentRun.erasurePhase)(ConstantType(Constant(s)))) }
+{ afterPhase(currentRun.erasurePhase)(println(ConstantType(Constant(s)))) }
+{ ConstantType(Constant(s)); println(afterPhase(currentRun.erasurePhase)(ConstantType(Constant(s)))); }
+{ ConstantType(Constant(s)); afterPhase(currentRun.erasurePhase)(println(ConstantType(Constant(s)))); }
+  """
+}