diff --git a/tests/lang/eval-okay-foldlStrict.exp b/tests/lang/eval-okay-foldlStrict.exp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..837e12b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lang/eval-okay-foldlStrict.exp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+500500
diff --git a/tests/lang/eval-okay-foldlStrict.nix b/tests/lang/eval-okay-foldlStrict.nix
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index 000000000..3b87188d2
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+++ b/tests/lang/eval-okay-foldlStrict.nix
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+with import ./lib.nix;
+
+builtins.foldl' (x: y: x + y) 0 (range 1 1000)