2 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/method2.go b/test/method2.go
index e55aee429b..a45a943156 100644
--- a/test/method2.go
+++ b/test/method2.go
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ var pv = &v
 
 var _ = pv.val() // ERROR "pv.val undefined"
 var _ = pv.val   // ERROR "pv.val undefined"
+
+func (t *T) g() int { return t.a }
+
+var _ = (T).g() // ERROR "needs pointer receiver|undefined"
diff --git a/test/method6.go b/test/method6.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20eccce413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/method6.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// errorcheck
+
+// Copyright 2017 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Verify that pointer method calls are caught during typechecking.
+// Reproducer extracted and adapted from method.go
+
+package foo
+
+type A struct {
+	B
+}
+type B int
+
+func (*B) g() {}
+
+var _ = func() {
+	var a A
+	A(a).g() // ERROR "cannot call pointer method on|cannot take the address of"
+}