diff --git a/test/ThriftTest.thrift b/test/ThriftTest.thrift
index a6788a9..d9f0fbe 100644
--- a/test/ThriftTest.thrift
+++ b/test/ThriftTest.thrift
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
   EIGHT = 8
 }
 
+const Numberz myNumberz = Numberz.ONE;
+// the following is expected to fail:
+// const Numberz urNumberz = ONE;
+
 typedef i64 UserId
 
 struct Bonk