diff --git a/test/vecelement.jl b/test/vecelement.jl
index 5106e46cc022a..c259fdcc72a31 100644
--- a/test/vecelement.jl
+++ b/test/vecelement.jl
@@ -47,3 +47,14 @@ end
 check(Herd{1,Int}((1,)))
 check(Herd{2,Int}((4,5)))
 check(Herd{4,Int}((16,17,18,19)))
+
+immutable Gr{N, T}
+    u::T
+    v::Bunch{N,T}
+    w::T
+end
+
+a = Vector{Gr{2,Float64}}(2)
+a[2] = Gr(1.0, Bunch((VecElement(2.0), VecElement(3.0))), 4.0)
+a[1] = Gr(5.0, Bunch((VecElement(6.0), VecElement(7.0))), 8.0)
+@test a[2] == Gr(1.0, Bunch((VecElement(2.0), VecElement(3.0))), 4.0)