diff --git a/tests/expectations/compiler/records/external_nested_record.out b/tests/expectations/compiler/records/external_nested_record.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f30d1a8b32
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+++ b/tests/expectations/compiler/records/external_nested_record.out
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+---
+namespace: Compile
+expectation: Pass
+outputs:
+  - - compile:
+        - initial_symbol_table: b59a64e702cf908299e322a302bbff0b310c263353e4e2d40ac9c2cf55014e35
+          type_checked_symbol_table: 0de9af52dc5b3b905b76c91bfeecc8f18ec3888395e81acf47f377599a044a23
+          unrolled_symbol_table: 0de9af52dc5b3b905b76c91bfeecc8f18ec3888395e81acf47f377599a044a23
+          initial_ast: 0603c5de85d72aff1b82ae064e9f056a5a12f4a3c9a43b7110245f71ab184179
+          unrolled_ast: 0603c5de85d72aff1b82ae064e9f056a5a12f4a3c9a43b7110245f71ab184179
+          ssa_ast: 0603c5de85d72aff1b82ae064e9f056a5a12f4a3c9a43b7110245f71ab184179
+          flattened_ast: b8253c762a2456d82dd47c27018cac6d44083a9eaafafcd60e1b83f8b0d16aa1
+          destructured_ast: 900c4b9018194c85f2ca523cb559f9f597265d3a23d410a757017cd803fbffb1
+          inlined_ast: 900c4b9018194c85f2ca523cb559f9f597265d3a23d410a757017cd803fbffb1
+          dce_ast: 900c4b9018194c85f2ca523cb559f9f597265d3a23d410a757017cd803fbffb1
+          bytecode: 40ad5099cd6e309d5adbba30460c340377d555868e7a90c087c440f195339d16
+          errors: ""
+          warnings: ""
+        - initial_symbol_table: b5a798a81b37a96d61bce196fbe0f86bd73d66869e638eb56f53b47016add539
+          type_checked_symbol_table: 7b6cf777b20c4a7877425c13379ea3aab6660ab65f8b285a561a464a3aaa2018
+          unrolled_symbol_table: 7b6cf777b20c4a7877425c13379ea3aab6660ab65f8b285a561a464a3aaa2018
+          initial_ast: 3035438b326eef0eacc00dbe4829c09021b73a037709aa7c2a22860e5dd9a26a
+          unrolled_ast: b3b45e5d3481e68154563fdc64f460e69fd00395eccb5a319eb5e81ca7f7d3c9
+          ssa_ast: b3b45e5d3481e68154563fdc64f460e69fd00395eccb5a319eb5e81ca7f7d3c9
+          flattened_ast: 2311a42d662fc48ae0063d65e32035c349f709e2f7428b50f388ec6d2a3dbcaa
+          destructured_ast: f793f932d3d092553d17307793c58592b869e5926000d798ec85d82ecc6d178e
+          inlined_ast: f793f932d3d092553d17307793c58592b869e5926000d798ec85d82ecc6d178e
+          dce_ast: f793f932d3d092553d17307793c58592b869e5926000d798ec85d82ecc6d178e
+          bytecode: 083986d9c9e5b956838b3c35367b3a7c4dbf4eb5ab13e44de0d129e320089abe
+          errors: ""
+          warnings: ""
+        - initial_symbol_table: 5b2736f499ffabe8a999fe80a7c8fa5eae6cf56b7b0ef4fe211a1cea4631061e
+          type_checked_symbol_table: b2d7ffbf87933dd4f2b4929b31bbdadaeff8663344393e0cfeff2845387159bd
+          unrolled_symbol_table: b2d7ffbf87933dd4f2b4929b31bbdadaeff8663344393e0cfeff2845387159bd
+          initial_ast: a3ac974e10d37be232ec426fe64976ac2e2701d160d8777f4c92e177cf8e3140
+          unrolled_ast: e8f62eeaa66db3f359e2965887d4412a182248577aeecbe721e520df7cc8f262
+          ssa_ast: e8f62eeaa66db3f359e2965887d4412a182248577aeecbe721e520df7cc8f262
+          flattened_ast: 992fc3e592c2877917c17d95cda4c49941da939bbc09a8fcd2356f09fcc64dec
+          destructured_ast: 2a62e891e972abf4d485b73acc2fd39eb970af5cb42590d16b7275f6a7eb5f8c
+          inlined_ast: 2a62e891e972abf4d485b73acc2fd39eb970af5cb42590d16b7275f6a7eb5f8c
+          dce_ast: 2a62e891e972abf4d485b73acc2fd39eb970af5cb42590d16b7275f6a7eb5f8c
+          bytecode: 1643ea06597a6d4bdffb84b9802843e24ac3772d64604b69e46cead51127b653
+          errors: ""
+          warnings: ""
diff --git a/tests/tests/compiler/records/external_nested_record.leo b/tests/tests/compiler/records/external_nested_record.leo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7551baa4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/compiler/records/external_nested_record.leo
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+namespace: Compile
+expectation: Pass
+*/
+
+program child.aleo {
+    record child_rec {
+        owner: address
+    }
+    transition main(t: child_rec) {}
+}
+
+// --- Next Program --- //
+
+import child.aleo;
+program inter.aleo {
+    transition use_child(c: child.aleo/child_rec){}
+}
+
+// --- Next Program --- //
+
+import inter.aleo;
+program parent.aleo {
+    transition main() {}
+}
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