diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/CompilationTests.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/CompilationTests.scala
index d75afc330f5f..c782c78f8eb7 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/CompilationTests.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/CompilationTests.scala
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class CompilationTests {
       compileFile("tests/rewrites/i11895.scala", defaultOptions.and("-indent", "-rewrite")),
       compileFile("tests/rewrites/i12340.scala", unindentOptions.and("-rewrite")),
       compileFile("tests/rewrites/i17187.scala", unindentOptions.and("-rewrite")),
+      compileFile("tests/rewrites/i17399.scala", unindentOptions.and("-rewrite")),
     ).checkRewrites()
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/rewrites/i17399.check b/tests/rewrites/i17399.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b7eef78db4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rewrites/i17399.check
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+def test[T](body:T):T = body
+
+object Test {
+  test {
+    println("test 1")
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/rewrites/i17399.scala b/tests/rewrites/i17399.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..965d17c4f718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rewrites/i17399.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+def test[T](body:T):T = body
+
+object Test:
+  test:
+    println("test 1")