diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
index 1c0351fbca9..0300956e235 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
@@ -3042,6 +3042,13 @@ standaloneTest("codegen_escapeAnalysis_string") {
     source = "codegen/escapeAnalysis/string.kt"
 }
 
+standaloneTest("codegen_escapeAnalysis_negativeArraySize") {
+    disabled = (cacheTesting != null) || // Cache is not compatible with -opt.
+            project.globalTestArgs.contains('-g') // -g and -opt are incompatible
+    flags = ['-opt', '-tr', '-opt-in=kotlin.native.internal.InternalForKotlinNative']
+    source = "codegen/escapeAnalysis/negativeArraySize.kt"
+}
+
 tasks.register("memory_var1", KonanLocalTest) {
     source = "runtime/memory/var1.kt"
 }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/codegen/escapeAnalysis/negativeArraySize.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/codegen/escapeAnalysis/negativeArraySize.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..526839dee3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/codegen/escapeAnalysis/negativeArraySize.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license
+ * that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+package codegen.escapeAnalysis.negativeArraySize
+
+import kotlin.test.*
+
+const val size = -42
+
+fun foo() {
+    val arr = IntArray(size) { it }
+    for (x in arr) println(x)
+}
+
+@Test fun runTest() {
+    assertFailsWith<IllegalArgumentException> { foo() }
+}