diff --git a/src/regression/malloc-brk-fail.c b/src/regression/malloc-brk-fail.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13908d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/regression/malloc-brk-fail.c
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// malloc should not fail if brk fails but mmap can still allocate
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+#include "test.h"
+
+#define T(f) ((f)==0 || (t_error(#f " failed: %s\n", strerror(errno)), 0))
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	void *p;
+	void *q;
+	size_t n;
+	int r;
+
+	// fill memory, largest mmaped area is [p,p+n)
+	if (t_vmfill(&p, &n, 1) < 1 || n < 2*65536) {
+		t_error("vmfill failed\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	errno = 0;
+	T(t_setrlim(RLIMIT_DATA, 0));
+
+	// malloc should fail here
+	errno = 0;
+	q = malloc(10000);
+	if (q)
+		t_error("malloc(10000) succeeded after memory is filled\n");
+	else if (errno != ENOMEM)
+		t_error("malloc did not fail with ENOMEM, got %s\n", strerror(errno));
+
+	// make some space available for mmap
+	T(munmap(p+65536, 65536));
+
+	// malloc should succeed now
+	q = malloc(10000);
+	if (!q)
+		t_error("malloc(10000) failed (eventhough 64k is available to mmap): %s\n", strerror(errno));
+
+	return t_status;
+}