diff --git a/src/test/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/test/TestPrograms.java b/src/test/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/test/TestPrograms.java
index 71a545bf1..c8b212212 100644
--- a/src/test/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/test/TestPrograms.java
+++ b/src/test/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/test/TestPrograms.java
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ public class TestPrograms {
    public TestPrograms() {
    }
 
+   //@Test
+   //public void testStaticInitCode() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
+   //   compileAndCompare("static-init-code.c", log());
+   //}
+
    @Test
    public void testConstParenthesis() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
       compileAndCompare("const-parenthesis.c");
diff --git a/src/test/kc/static-init-code.c b/src/test/kc/static-init-code.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a194abb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kc/static-init-code.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Tests static initialization code
+// Currently placed outside any function scope and pushed into @begin block.
+// To be put into an initializer function.
+
+// Initialize a volatile ZP-variable (will be done in the initializer)
+volatile char c1 = 'x';
+
+char * const SCREEN = 0x0400;
+
+void main() {
+    SCREEN[0] = c1;
+    SCREEN[0] = c2;
+}
+
+// Initialize another volatile ZP-variable (will be done in the initializer)
+volatile char c2 = 'y';