diff --git a/test/compiler.jl b/test/compiler.jl
index 6bc172fc7..c97a50f61 100644
--- a/test/compiler.jl
+++ b/test/compiler.jl
@@ -111,21 +111,35 @@ end
 end
 
 @testset "issue #922" begin
-    # checks whether getproperty gets accumulated correctly
-    # instead of defining a test function as in the issue, compare the two pullbacks
-    function two_svds(X::StridedMatrix{<:Union{Real, Complex}})
-        return svd(X).U * svd(X).V'
-    end
+  # checks whether getproperty gets accumulated correctly
+  # instead of defining a test function as in the issue, compare the two pullbacks
+  function two_svds(X::StridedMatrix{<:Union{Real, Complex}})
+    return svd(X).U * svd(X).V'
+  end
 
-    function one_svd(X::StridedMatrix{<:Union{Real, Complex}})
-        F = svd(X)
-        return F.U * F.V'
-    end
+  function one_svd(X::StridedMatrix{<:Union{Real, Complex}})
+    F = svd(X)
+    return F.U * F.V'
+  end
 
-    Δoutput = randn(3,2)
-    X = randn(3,2)
+  Δoutput = randn(3,2)
+  X = randn(3,2)
+
+  d_two = Zygote.pullback(two_svds, X)[2](Δoutput)
+  d_one = Zygote.pullback(one_svd, X)[2](Δoutput)
+  @test d_one == d_two
+end 
+
+# this test fails if adjoint for literal_getproperty is added
+# https://github.com/FluxML/Zygote.jl/issues/922#issuecomment-804128905
+@testset "overloaded getproperty" begin
+  struct MyStruct
+      a
+      b
+  end
+  Base.getproperty(ms::MyStruct, s::Symbol) = s === :c ? ms.a + ms.b : getfield(ms, s)
+  sumall(ms::MyStruct) = ms.a + ms.b + ms.c
 
-    d_two = Zygote.pullback(two_svds, X)[2](Δoutput)
-    d_one = Zygote.pullback(one_svd, X)[2](Δoutput)
-    @test d_one == d_two
+  ms = MyStruct(1, 2)
+  @test Zygote.gradient(sumall, ms) == ((a = 2, b = 2),)
 end