diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/autoderef-method-twice-but-not-thrice.rs b/src/test/run-pass/autoderef-method-twice-but-not-thrice.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c15661e8f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/autoderef-method-twice-but-not-thrice.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+impl methods for @@uint {
+    fn double() -> uint { **self * 2u }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let x = @@@@@3u;
+    assert x.double() == 6u;
+}
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/autoderef-method-twice.rs b/src/test/run-pass/autoderef-method-twice.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3587e1d83a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/autoderef-method-twice.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+impl methods for uint {
+    fn double() -> uint { self * 2u }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let x = @@3u;
+    assert x.double() == 6u;
+}