2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t9273.check b/test/files/neg/t9273.check
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dca63a736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/neg/t9273.check
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+t9273.scala:2: error: class type required but ? found
+  val foo: Class[_] = classOf            // error without position, line or file
+                      ^
+t9273.scala:3: error: not found: type X
+  val foo1: Class[_] = classOf[X]        // good error, all info contained
+                               ^
+t9273.scala:7: error: not found: type X
+  val foo4: Class[_] = Predef.classOf[X] // good error, all info contained
+                                      ^
+three errors found
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t9273.scala b/test/files/neg/t9273.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f99dff17f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/neg/t9273.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class MissingLineNumbers {
+  val foo: Class[_] = classOf            // error without position, line or file
+  val foo1: Class[_] = classOf[X]        // good error, all info contained
+  val foo2 = classOf                     // Infers  T=Nothing
+
+  val foo3: Class[_] = Predef.classOf    // Infers  T=Nothing. Irregular wrt typedIdent.
+  val foo4: Class[_] = Predef.classOf[X] // good error, all info contained
+  val foo5 = Predef.classOf              // Infers  T=Nothing
+}