diff --git a/test/ppx_deriving_qcheck/deriver/qcheck/test_textual.ml b/test/ppx_deriving_qcheck/deriver/qcheck/test_textual.ml
index f30bedce..3df4b3da 100644
--- a/test/ppx_deriving_qcheck/deriver/qcheck/test_textual.ml
+++ b/test/ppx_deriving_qcheck/deriver/qcheck/test_textual.ml
@@ -860,6 +860,20 @@ let test_unused_variable () =
   in
   check_eq ~expected ~actual "deriving variant with unused fuel parameter"
 
+(* Regression test: https://github.com/c-cube/qcheck/issues/269 *)
+let test_faulty_is_rec_typ_in_variant () =
+  let expected =
+    [
+      [%stri let rec gen_sized n =
+               QCheck.Gen.map (fun gen0 -> Foo gen0) (QCheck.Gen.list (gen_sized (n / 2)))];
+      [%stri let gen = QCheck.Gen.sized gen_sized];
+      [%stri let arb_sized n = QCheck.make @@ (gen_sized n)];
+      [%stri let arb = QCheck.make @@ gen];
+    ]
+  in
+  let actual = f @@ extract [%stri type t = Foo of t list]
+  in
+  check_eq ~expected ~actual "deriving rec type in a type constructor inside variant"
 
 let () =
   Alcotest.(
@@ -907,5 +921,9 @@ let () =
               "deriving variant with unused fuel parameter"
               `Quick
               test_unused_variable;
+            test_case
+              "deriving rec type in a type constructor inside variant"
+              `Quick
+              test_faulty_is_rec_typ_in_variant;
           ] );
       ])