diff --git a/tests/rtlil/bug1206.ys b/tests/rtlil/bug1206.ys
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0084bb0f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rtlil/bug1206.ys
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+logger -expect error "Wire width .* out of range" 1
+read_rtlil <<EOT
+module \foo
+	wire width 1073741824 \bar
+end
+EOT