diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/nested-obj-self.rs b/src/test/run-pass/nested-obj-self.rs
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+fn main() {
+
+  obj foo() {
+      fn m1() -> str {
+          ret "foo.m1";
+      }
+      fn m2() -> str {
+          ret self.m1();
+      }
+      fn m3() -> str {
+          let str s1 = self.m2();
+          assert s1 == "foo.m1";
+
+          obj bar() {
+              fn m1() -> str {
+                  ret "bar.m1";
+              }
+              
+              fn m2() -> str {
+                  ret self.m1();
+              }
+          }
+
+          auto b = bar();
+          let str s3 = b.m2();
+
+          let str s4 = self.m2();
+          assert s4 == "foo.m1";
+
+          ret s3;
+      }
+  }
+  
+  auto a = foo();
+
+  let str s1 = a.m1();
+  assert s1 == "foo.m1";
+
+  let str s2 = a.m2();
+  assert s2 == "foo.m1";
+
+  let str s3 = a.m3();
+  assert s3 == "bar.m1";
+}
+