diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/script/topLevelFunctionClosure.ktscript b/compiler/testData/codegen/script/topLevelFunctionClosure.ktscript
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a1b2a1f916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/script/topLevelFunctionClosure.ktscript
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+val x = 12
+
+fun foo(y: Int) = x + y
+
+foo(33)
+
+// expected: 45
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ScriptGenTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ScriptGenTest.java
index b0422d7cdfa..b9e4a839868 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ScriptGenTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ScriptGenTest.java
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ public class ScriptGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
         // TODO: check function is visible as instance field (it is currently not)
     }
 
+    public void testTopLevelFunctionClosure() {
+        blackBoxFile("script/topLevelFunctionClosure.ktscript");
+    }
+
     public void testScriptParameter() {
         blackBoxFile("script/parameter.ktscript");
     }