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diff --git a/tests/errmsgs/tdistinct_nil.nim b/tests/errmsgs/tdistinct_nil.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2b403293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/errmsgs/tdistinct_nil.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+discard """
+  cmd: "nim check $file"
+  action: reject
+  nimout: '''
+tdistinct_nil.nim(23, 4) Error: type mismatch: got <typeof(nil)>
+but expected one of:
+proc foo(x: DistinctPointer)
+  first type mismatch at position: 1
+  required type for x: DistinctPointer
+  but expression 'nil' is of type: typeof(nil)
+
+expression: foo(nil)
+'''
+"""
+
+type
+  DistinctPointer = distinct pointer
+
+proc foo(x: DistinctPointer) =
+  discard
+
+foo(DistinctPointer(nil))
+foo(nil)