diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
index 8f0ee95d23..f1f742d38c 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.json
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@
 
 { 'struct': 'TestIfStruct',
   'data': { 'foo': 'int',
-            'bar': { 'type': 'int', 'if': 'TEST_IF_STRUCT_MEMBER'} },
+            'bar': { 'type': 'int', 'if': 'TEST_IF_STRUCT_MEMBER'},
+            '*baz': { 'type': 'str', 'if': 'TEST_IF_STRUCT_MEMBER'} },
   'if': 'TEST_IF_STRUCT' }
 
 { 'enum': 'TestIfEnum',
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
index 715f3a3f23..cee92c0d2e 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/qapi-schema-test.out
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ object TestIfStruct
     member foo: int optional=False
     member bar: int optional=False
         if TEST_IF_STRUCT_MEMBER
+    member baz: str optional=True
+        if TEST_IF_STRUCT_MEMBER
     if TEST_IF_STRUCT
 enum TestIfEnum
     member foo