diff --git a/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog b/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 74e4a64e3518..a853335eec1e 100644
--- a/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-11-03  Jeff Sturm  <jsturm@one-point.com>
+
+	PR java/12866:
+	* libjava.compile/InnerExcept.java: New File.
+
 2003-10-22  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
 	PR libgcj/12416:
diff --git a/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/InnerExcept.java b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/InnerExcept.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..df4b62893e28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/InnerExcept.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import java.io.*;
+
+// Test case for http://gcc.gnu.org/PR12866
+// From Mark Wielaard
+public class InnerExcept
+{
+  static private void createFile() throws IOException
+  {
+    new File("/dev/null");
+  }
+
+  class Inner
+  {
+    private void m() throws IOException
+    {
+      createFile();
+    }
+  }
+}