diff --git a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
index 555236e6415a..15ad627c207b 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
@@ -2031,8 +2031,7 @@ fn copy_val_no_check(cx: @block_ctxt, action: copy_action, dst: ValueRef,
     }
     if ty::type_is_unique_box(ccx.tcx, t) {
         let bcx = cx;
-        // FIXME (409): Write a test and uncomment
-        //if action == DROP_EXISTING { bcx = drop_ty(cx, dst, t); }
+        if action == DROP_EXISTING { bcx = drop_ty(cx, dst, t); }
         check trans_uniq::type_is_unique_box(bcx, t);
         ret trans_uniq::copy_val(bcx, dst, src, t);
     }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/unique-assign-drop.rs b/src/test/run-pass/unique-assign-drop.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4a3a12cb9cc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/unique-assign-drop.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fn main() {
+    let i = ~1;
+    let j = ~2;
+    // Should drop the previous value of j
+    j = i;
+    assert *j == 1;
+}
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