diff --git a/test/parse.jl b/test/parse.jl
index 3c625c192dc8d..50a6b61f437ae 100644
--- a/test/parse.jl
+++ b/test/parse.jl
@@ -667,3 +667,6 @@ end
 let str = "[1] [2]"
     @test_throws ParseError parse(str)
 end
+
+# issue 15896 and PR 15913
+@test_throws ErrorException eval(:(macro test15896(d; y=0) end))