diff --git a/tests/basics/try2.py b/tests/basics/try2.py
index 5cd74bec4..5827699e9 100644
--- a/tests/basics/try2.py
+++ b/tests/basics/try2.py
@@ -21,3 +21,20 @@ try:
     bar()
 except NameError:
     print("except 1")
+
+# Check that exceptions across function boundaries work as expected
+def func1():
+    try:
+        print("try func1")
+        func2()
+    except NameError:
+        print("except func1")
+
+def func2():
+    try:
+        print("try func2")
+        foo()
+    except TypeError:
+        print("except func2")
+
+func1()