diff --git a/xa/tests/reset_segment/Makefile b/xa/tests/reset_segment/Makefile
index 768ff2b..acb6107 100644
--- a/xa/tests/reset_segment/Makefile
+++ b/xa/tests/reset_segment/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ default: test1
 
 test1:
 	../../xa -R -LLIB6502 test1.s -o test1.o
-	../hextool -cmp=ok < test1.o
+	../hextool -cmp=ok1 < test1.o
+	../../xa -R test2.s -o test2.o
+	../hextool -cmp=ok2 < test2.o
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o
diff --git a/xa/tests/reset_segment/ok b/xa/tests/reset_segment/ok1
similarity index 100%
rename from xa/tests/reset_segment/ok
rename to xa/tests/reset_segment/ok1
diff --git a/xa/tests/reset_segment/ok2 b/xa/tests/reset_segment/ok2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dfc6c1
Binary files /dev/null and b/xa/tests/reset_segment/ok2 differ
diff --git a/xa/tests/reset_segment/test2.s b/xa/tests/reset_segment/test2.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9240c10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xa/tests/reset_segment/test2.s
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+	; test absolute code embedded into relocatable mode
+
+	.text
+
+	lda foo
+	lda bar
+
+	; go into absolute mode
+	*=$1234
+
+foo	.asc "absolute",0
+
+	lda foo
+	lda bar
+
+	; go back into relocatble mode
+	*=
+
+bar	.asc "reloc",0
+	
+
+