diff --git a/testing/btest/language/record-function-recursion.bro b/testing/btest/language/record-function-recursion.bro
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+# @TEST-EXEC: bro -b %INPUT 2>&1 >out
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff out
+
+type Outer: record {
+	id: count &optional;
+};
+
+type Inner: record {
+	create: function(input: Outer) : string;
+};
+
+redef record Outer += {
+	inner: Inner &optional;
+};
+
+event bro_init() {
+	local o = Outer();
+	print o;
+}