diff --git a/tools/qfcc/test/Makefile.am b/tools/qfcc/test/Makefile.am
index d43706b9b..fe61451b9 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/qfcc/test/Makefile.am
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ test_progs_dat=\
 	swap.dat \
 	triangle.dat \
 	typedef.dat \
+	typelinker.dat \
 	vecaddr.dat \
 	vecexpr.dat \
 	vecinit.dat \
@@ -471,6 +472,15 @@ typedef.run: Makefile build-run
 include ./$(DEPDIR)/typedef.Qo # am--include-marker
 r_depfiles_remade += ./$(DEPDIR)/typedef.Qo
 
+typelinker_dat_SOURCES=typelinker_a.r typelinker_b.r
+typelinker_obj=$(typelinker_dat_SOURCES:.r=.qfo)
+typelinker.dat$(EXEEXT): $(typelinker_obj) $(QFCC_DEP)
+	$(QFCC) $(QCFLAGS) -o $@ $(typelinker_obj)
+typelinker.run: Makefile build-run
+	@$(srcdir)/build-run $@
+include ./$(DEPDIR)/typelinker.Qo # am--include-marker
+r_depfiles_remade += ./$(DEPDIR)/typelinker.Qo
+
 vecaddr_dat_SOURCES=vecaddr.r
 vecaddr_obj=$(vecaddr_dat_SOURCES:.r=.qfo)
 vecaddr.dat$(EXEEXT): $(vecaddr_obj) $(QFCC_DEP)
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/test/typelinker.h b/tools/qfcc/test/typelinker.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1968a52cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/qfcc/test/typelinker.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+typedef struct plitem_s *plitem_t;
+
+@extern plitem_t PL_GetPropertyList (string str);
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/test/typelinker_a.r b/tools/qfcc/test/typelinker_a.r
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57c98ca76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/qfcc/test/typelinker_a.r
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include "typelinker.h"
+
+int main ()
+{
+	PL_GetPropertyList ("{}");
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/test/typelinker_b.r b/tools/qfcc/test/typelinker_b.r
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54336eae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/qfcc/test/typelinker_b.r
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include "typelinker.h"
+
+plitem_t PL_GetPropertyList (string str) = #0;