diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 3bacb3bef04..424dd559f9a 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-02-19  Giovanni Bajo  <giovannibajo@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR c++/14181
+	* g++.dg/parse/new2.C: New test.
+
 2004-02-18  Paul Brook  <paul@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* gcc.c-torture/compile/libcall-1.c: New test.
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/parse/new2.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/parse/new2.C
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d233b68caf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/parse/new2.C
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// { dg-do compile }
+// Contributed by David Daney <daney at gcc dot gnu dot org>
+// PR c++/14181: Cryptic error message for ill-formed new expressions
+
+void f1(void)
+{
+   (void)new (char*)[10];  // { dg-error "parenthesized|parentheses" }
+   (void)new char*[10];
+}