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diff --git a/test/files/run/spec-t3896.check b/test/files/run/spec-t3896.check
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+true
+true
diff --git a/test/files/run/spec-t3896.scala b/test/files/run/spec-t3896.scala
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+// see ticket #3896. Tests interaction between overloading, specialization and default params
+trait Atomic[@specialized(Boolean) T] {
+  def x: T
+
+  // crash depends on the overloading: if second method is "g", no crash.
+  def f(fn: T => T): Boolean = f(fn(x))
+  def f[R](a: T, b: R = true) = b
+}
+class AtomicBoolean(val x: Boolean) extends Atomic[Boolean]
+
+object Test {
+   def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+      val e = new AtomicBoolean(false)
+      val x = e.f( (a : Boolean) => !a ) // ok
+      println( e.f( (a : Boolean) => !a ) toString ) // ok
+      println( e.f( (a : Boolean) => !a) ) // compiler crash
+   }
+}