diff --git a/spotbugs-tests/src/test/java/edu/umd/cs/findbugs/detect/Issue2640Test.java b/spotbugs-tests/src/test/java/edu/umd/cs/findbugs/detect/Issue2640Test.java
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+++ b/spotbugs-tests/src/test/java/edu/umd/cs/findbugs/detect/Issue2640Test.java
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+package edu.umd.cs.findbugs.detect;
+
+import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.AbstractIntegrationTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+class Issue2640Test extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
+    @Test
+    void testIssue() {
+        Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(() -> performAnalysis("ghIssues/Issue2640.class"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spotbugsTestCases/src/java/ghIssues/Issue2640.java b/spotbugsTestCases/src/java/ghIssues/Issue2640.java
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+package ghIssues;
+
+public class Issue2640 {
+    public void testUnreachableCode() {
+        org.junit.Assert.fail();
+        System.err.println("Not reachable code");
+    }
+}