diff --git a/test/regress.c b/test/regress.c
index 024f2be8..d0338db4 100644
--- a/test/regress.c
+++ b/test/regress.c
@@ -1227,6 +1227,29 @@ end:
 	event_del(&ev1);
 }
 
+static void
+event_selfarg_cb(evutil_socket_t fd, short event, void *arg)
+{
+	struct event *ev = arg;
+	struct event_base *base = event_get_base(ev);
+	event_base_assert_ok_(base);
+	event_base_loopexit(base, NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+test_event_selfarg(void *ptr)
+{
+	struct basic_test_data *data = ptr;
+	struct event_base *base = data->base;
+	struct event *ev = event_new(base, -1, EV_READ, event_selfarg_cb,
+                                     event_self_cbarg());
+
+	event_active(ev, EV_READ, 1);
+	event_base_dispatch(base);
+
+	event_free(ev);
+}
+
 static void
 test_bad_assign(void *ptr)
 {
@@ -2335,6 +2358,7 @@ struct testcase_t main_testcases[] = {
 	BASIC(free_active_base, TT_FORK|TT_NEED_SOCKETPAIR),
 
 	BASIC(manipulate_active_events, TT_FORK|TT_NEED_BASE),
+	BASIC(event_selfarg, TT_FORK|TT_NEED_BASE),
 
 	BASIC(bad_assign, TT_FORK|TT_NEED_BASE|TT_NO_LOGS),
 	BASIC(bad_reentrant, TT_FORK|TT_NEED_BASE|TT_NO_LOGS),