diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/fn-bare-size.rs b/src/test/run-pass/fn-bare-size.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a70ff55373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/fn-bare-size.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// xfail-test
+
+use std;
+
+fn main() {
+    // Bare functions should just be a pointer
+    assert std::sys::rustrt::size_of::<fn#()>() ==
+        std::sys::rustrt::size_of::<int>();
+}
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