diff --git a/test/bugs/bug144.go b/test/bugs/bug144.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..916566ef0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bugs/bug144.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// $G $D/$F.go || echo BUG should compile
+
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+const c = 1;
+
+func main() {
+	c := 0;
+}
+
+/*
+bug144.go:8: left side of := must be a name
+bug144.go:8: operation LITERAL not allowed in assignment context
+bug144.go:8: illegal types for operand: AS
+	ideal
+	int
+*/
diff --git a/test/golden.out b/test/golden.out
index b3cc4fb543..1cfce4f28a 100644
--- a/test/golden.out
+++ b/test/golden.out
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ bugs/bug140.go:6: syntax error near L1
 bugs/bug140.go:7: syntax error near L2
 BUG should compile
 
+=========== bugs/bug144.go
+bugs/bug144.go:8: left side of := must be a name
+bugs/bug144.go:8: operation LITERAL not allowed in assignment context
+bugs/bug144.go:8: illegal types for operand: AS
+	ideal
+	int
+BUG should compile
+
 =========== fixedbugs/bug016.go
 fixedbugs/bug016.go:7: constant -3 overflows uint