diff --git a/test/val/bug1451.c b/test/val/bug1451.c
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+/* Bug #1451 - local struct field access via the address of the struct */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+    int a;
+    int b;
+} S;
+
+int failures = 0;
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    S a = {2, 5};
+    S b = {1, 4};
+    S m[1] = {{6, 3}};
+    S *p = &a;
+	
+    (&a)->a += b.a;
+    p->b += b.b;
+    m->a += b.a;
+
+    if ((&a)->a != 3) {
+        ++failures;
+        printf("Expected 3, got %d\n", (&a)->a);
+    }
+
+    if (p->b != 9) {
+        ++failures;
+        printf("Expected 9, got %d\n", p->b);
+    }
+
+    if (m->a != 7) {
+        ++failures;
+        printf("Expected 7, got %d\n", m->a);
+    }
+
+    return failures;
+}