diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/reference_field_must_be_initialized.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/reference_field_must_be_initialized.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9dc67be7cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/reference_field_must_be_initialized.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/reference_field_must_be_initialized.v:8:7: error: reference field `Node.next` must be initialized
+    6|
+    7| fn main(){
+    8|     n := Node{ data: 123 }    
+                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+    9|     eprintln('n.data: $n.data')
+   10| }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/reference_field_must_be_initialized.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/reference_field_must_be_initialized.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1132f49bf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/reference_field_must_be_initialized.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module main
+struct Node {
+    data int
+	next &Node = 0
+}
+
+fn main(){
+	n := Node{ data: 123 }    
+    eprintln('n.data: $n.data')
+}