diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-2356.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-2356.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8a5a94cebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-2356.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+struct cat {
+  tail: int;
+  fn meow() { tail += 1; } //~ ERROR: Did you mean: `self.tail`
+}