diff --git a/test/parse.jl b/test/parse.jl
index 39efcf354657a2..73314f8bd408d2 100644
--- a/test/parse.jl
+++ b/test/parse.jl
@@ -1346,3 +1346,12 @@ end
             x::Int -> 2
         end
     end) == Expr(:error, "local variable Int cannot be used in closure declaration")
+
+# issue #23519
+@test parse("@foo[1]") == parse("@foo([1])")
+@test parse("@foo[1 2; 3 4]") == parse("@foo([1 2; 3 4])")
+@test parse("@foo[1] + [2]") == parse("@foo([1]) + [2]")
+@test parse("@foo [1] + [2]") == parse("@foo([1] + [2])")
+@test parse("@Mdl.foo[1] + [2]") == parse("@Mdl.foo([1]) + [2]")
+@test parse("@Mdl.foo [1] + [2]") == parse("@Mdl.foo([1] + [2])")
+