diff --git a/compiler/testData/checkerWithErrorTypes/quick/IncorrectCharacterLiterals.jet b/compiler/testData/checkerWithErrorTypes/quick/IncorrectCharacterLiterals.jet
index e115b7ca23c..fcc34e9e44f 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/checkerWithErrorTypes/quick/IncorrectCharacterLiterals.jet
+++ b/compiler/testData/checkerWithErrorTypes/quick/IncorrectCharacterLiterals.jet
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 // http://youtrack.jetbrains.net/issue/KT-451
+// KT-451 Incorrect character literals cause assertion failures
 
 fun ff() {
     val b = <!ERROR_COMPILE_TIME_VALUE!>''<!>
     val c = <!ERROR_COMPILE_TIME_VALUE!>'23'<!>
 }
+
+fun test() {
+    'a'
+    '\n'
+    '\t'
+    '\b'
+    '\r'
+    '\"'
+    '\''
+    '\\'
+    '\$'
+    <!ERROR_COMPILE_TIME_VALUE!>'\x'<!>
+    <!ERROR_COMPILE_TIME_VALUE!>'\123'<!>
+    <!ERROR_COMPILE_TIME_VALUE!>'\ra'<!>
+    <!ERROR_COMPILE_TIME_VALUE!>'\000'<!>
+}
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