diff --git a/test/sequence/construction.hpp b/test/sequence/construction.hpp
index a35e9d89..6c289749 100644
--- a/test/sequence/construction.hpp
+++ b/test/sequence/construction.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ==============================================================================*/
 #include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
 #include <boost/fusion/sequence/intrinsic/at.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/sequence/container/list/cons.hpp>
 
 #if !defined(FUSION_AT)
 #define FUSION_AT at_c
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ test()
     using namespace boost::fusion;
     using namespace test_detail;
 
+    nil empty;
+
+    FUSION_SEQUENCE<> empty0;
+
+    FUSION_SEQUENCE<> empty1(empty);
+
     FUSION_SEQUENCE<int> t1;
     BOOST_TEST(FUSION_AT<0>(t1) == int());