diff --git a/impls/tests/step8_macros.mal b/impls/tests/step8_macros.mal
index 6fd1ef9d94..744b7ec37b 100644
--- a/impls/tests/step8_macros.mal
+++ b/impls/tests/step8_macros.mal
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 `(1)
 ;=>(1)
 
+;; Testing reader macro expansion in complex expressions
+(defmacro! expansiontest (fn* () (let* [sym (symbol "s")] `(let* (~sym (list "bol")) (do (println "sym:" ~sym))))))
+(expansiontest)
+;=>sym: (bol)
+
 ;>>> deferrable=True
 ;;
 ;; -------- Deferrable Functionality --------