diff --git a/test/erl/src/Thrift1151.thrift b/test/erl/src/Thrift1151.thrift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f934a7
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+++ b/test/erl/src/Thrift1151.thrift
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+struct StructA { 1: i16 x; }
+struct StructB { 1: i32 x; }
+struct StructC { 1: StructA x; }
diff --git a/test/erl/src/test_thrift_1151.erl b/test/erl/src/test_thrift_1151.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c50ddee
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+++ b/test/erl/src/test_thrift_1151.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+-module(test_thrift_1151).
+
+-include("thrift1151_types.hrl").
+
+-export([t/0, t1/0]).
+
+t() ->
+  S1 = #structC{x=#structB{x=1}},
+  {ok, Transport} = thrift_memory_buffer:new(),
+  {ok, Protocol} = thrift_binary_protocol:new(Transport),
+  thrift_protocol:write(Protocol,
+    {{struct, element(2, thrift1151_types:struct_info('structC'))}, S1}).
+
+t1() ->
+  S2 = #structC{x=#structA{x="1"}},
+  {ok, Transport} = thrift_memory_buffer:new(),
+  {ok, Protocol} = thrift_binary_protocol:new(Transport),
+  thrift_protocol:write(Protocol,
+    {{struct, element(2, thrift1151_types:struct_info('structC'))}, S2}).