diff --git a/src/test/ui/or-patterns/inconsistent-modes.rs b/src/test/ui/or-patterns/inconsistent-modes.rs
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+++ b/src/test/ui/or-patterns/inconsistent-modes.rs
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+// This test ensures that or patterns require binding mode consistency across arms.
+
+#![feature(or_patterns)]
+#![allow(incomplete_features, non_camel_case_types)]
+fn main() {
+    // One level:
+    let Ok(a) | Err(ref a): Result<&u8, u8> = Ok(&0);
+    //~^ ERROR variable `a` is bound in inconsistent ways
+    let Ok(ref mut a) | Err(a): Result<u8, &mut u8> = Ok(0);
+    //~^ ERROR variable `a` is bound in inconsistent ways
+    let Ok(ref a) | Err(ref mut a): Result<&u8, &mut u8> = Ok(&0);
+    //~^ ERROR variable `a` is bound in inconsistent ways
+    //~| ERROR mismatched types
+    let Ok((ref a, b)) | Err((ref mut a, ref b)) = Ok((0, &0));
+    //~^ ERROR variable `a` is bound in inconsistent ways
+    //~| ERROR variable `b` is bound in inconsistent ways
+    //~| ERROR mismatched types
+
+    // Two levels:
+    let Ok(Ok(a) | Err(a)) | Err(ref a) = Err(0);
+    //~^ ERROR variable `a` is bound in inconsistent ways
+
+    // Three levels:
+    let Ok([ Ok((Ok(ref a) | Err(a),)) | Err(a) ]) | Err(a) = Err(&1);
+    //~^ ERROR variable `a` is bound in inconsistent ways
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/or-patterns/inconsistent-modes.stderr b/src/test/ui/or-patterns/inconsistent-modes.stderr
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+error[E0409]: variable `a` is bound in inconsistent ways within the same match arm
+  --> $DIR/inconsistent-modes.rs:7:25
+   |
+LL |     let Ok(a) | Err(ref a): Result<&u8, u8> = Ok(&0);
+   |            -            ^ bound in different ways
+   |            |
+   |            first binding
+
+error[E0409]: variable `a` is bound in inconsistent ways within the same match arm
+  --> $DIR/inconsistent-modes.rs:9:29
+   |
+LL |     let Ok(ref mut a) | Err(a): Result<u8, &mut u8> = Ok(0);
+   |                    -        ^ bound in different ways
+   |                    |
+   |                    first binding
+
+error[E0409]: variable `a` is bound in inconsistent ways within the same match arm
+  --> $DIR/inconsistent-modes.rs:11:33
+   |
+LL |     let Ok(ref a) | Err(ref mut a): Result<&u8, &mut u8> = Ok(&0);
+   |                - first binding  ^ bound in different ways
+
+error[E0409]: variable `a` is bound in inconsistent ways within the same match arm
+  --> $DIR/inconsistent-modes.rs:14:39
+   |
+LL |     let Ok((ref a, b)) | Err((ref mut a, ref b)) = Ok((0, &0));
+   |                 - first binding       ^ bound in different ways
+
+error[E0409]: variable `b` is bound in inconsistent ways within the same match arm
+  --> $DIR/inconsistent-modes.rs:14:46
+   |
+LL |     let Ok((ref a, b)) | Err((ref mut a, ref b)) = Ok((0, &0));
+   |                    - first binding           ^ bound in different ways
+
+error[E0409]: variable `a` is bound in inconsistent ways within the same match arm
+  --> $DIR/inconsistent-modes.rs:20:38
+   |
+LL |     let Ok(Ok(a) | Err(a)) | Err(ref a) = Err(0);
+   |                        -             ^ bound in different ways
+   |                        |
+   |                        first binding
+
+error[E0409]: variable `a` is bound in inconsistent ways within the same match arm
+  --> $DIR/inconsistent-modes.rs:24:34
+   |
+LL |     let Ok([ Ok((Ok(ref a) | Err(a),)) | Err(a) ]) | Err(a) = Err(&1);
+   |                         -        ^ bound in different ways
+   |                         |
+   |                         first binding
+
+error[E0308]: mismatched types
+  --> $DIR/inconsistent-modes.rs:11:25
+   |
+LL |     let Ok(ref a) | Err(ref mut a): Result<&u8, &mut u8> = Ok(&0);
+   |                         ^^^^^^^^^ types differ in mutability
+   |
+   = note: expected type `&&u8`
+              found type `&mut &mut u8`
+
+error[E0308]: mismatched types
+  --> $DIR/inconsistent-modes.rs:14:31
+   |
+LL |     let Ok((ref a, b)) | Err((ref mut a, ref b)) = Ok((0, &0));
+   |                               ^^^^^^^^^ types differ in mutability
+   |
+   = note: expected type `&{integer}`
+              found type `&mut _`
+
+error: aborting due to 9 previous errors
+
+Some errors have detailed explanations: E0308, E0409.
+For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.