diff --git a/tests/Kernel/Containers/array_test.cpp b/tests/Kernel/Containers/array_test.cpp
index 3e32fe6a2..c7e2b1767 100644
--- a/tests/Kernel/Containers/array_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/Kernel/Containers/array_test.cpp
@@ -101,3 +101,17 @@ TEST_CASE ("test contains") {
   CHECK_EQ (contains (2, five_elem), true);
   CHECK_EQ (contains (3, five_elem), true);
 }
+
+TEST_CASE ("long array") {
+  int arr_size        = 10000000;
+  int initial_mem_used= mem_used ();
+  cout << "Initial mem used: " << initial_mem_used << LF;
+  array<string> long_arr= array<string> ();
+  for (int i= 0; i < arr_size; i++) {
+    long_arr << string ("88888888");
+  }
+  int final_mem_used= mem_used ();
+  cout << "Final mem used: " << final_mem_used << LF;
+  cout << "Actual mem used: " << final_mem_used - initial_mem_used << LF;
+  CHECK_EQ (arr_size, N (long_arr));
+}
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