diff --git a/tools/qfcc/test/Makefile.am b/tools/qfcc/test/Makefile.am
index 7ea8e5c21..99c24142c 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/qfcc/test/Makefile.am
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ test_progs_dat=\
 	return-ivar.dat \
 	sendv.dat \
 	state.dat \
+	struct-init-param.dat \
 	struct-nil-init.dat \
 	structarray.dat \
 	structlive.dat \
@@ -322,6 +323,15 @@ state.run: Makefile build-run
 include ./$(DEPDIR)/state.Qo # am--include-marker
 r_depfiles_remade += ./$(DEPDIR)/state.Qo
 
+struct_init_param_dat_SOURCES=struct-init-param.r
+struct_init_param_obj=$(struct_init_param_dat_SOURCES:.r=.qfo)
+struct-init-param.dat$(EXEEXT): $(struct_init_param_obj) $(QFCC_DEP)
+	$(QFCC) $(QCFLAGS) -o $@ $(struct_init_param_obj)
+struct-init-param.run: Makefile build-run
+	@$(srcdir)/build-run $@
+include ./$(DEPDIR)/struct-init-param.Qo # am--include-marker
+r_depfiles_remade += ./$(DEPDIR)/struct-init-param.Qo
+
 struct_nil_init_dat_SOURCES=struct-nil-init.r
 struct_nil_init_obj=$(struct_nil_init_dat_SOURCES:.r=.qfo)
 struct-nil-init.dat$(EXEEXT): $(struct_nil_init_obj) $(QFCC_DEP)
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/test/struct-init-param.r b/tools/qfcc/test/struct-init-param.r
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b166099e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/qfcc/test/struct-init-param.r
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+typedef struct {
+	int         x;
+	int         y;
+} Point;
+
+typedef struct {
+	int         width;
+	int         height;
+} Extent;
+
+typedef struct Rect_s {
+	Point       offset;
+	Extent      extent;
+} Rect;
+
+void *foo (void *obj, void *cmd, void *o, Point pos, Rect r)
+{
+	return obj;
+}
+
+void *bar (Rect *obj, void *cmd, void *o, Point pos)
+{
+	Rect rect = { {}, obj.extent };
+	return foo (obj, cmd, o, pos, rect);
+}
+
+int main (void)
+{
+	return 1;// don't want this to pass until I've checked the generated code
+}