diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index bf90d08..55183b8 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ else
          [ run single_instance_test.cpp single_instance_lib1 single_instance_lib2 : : : <link>static : single_instance_lib_static ]
          [ run single_instance_test.cpp single_instance_lib1 single_instance_lib2 : : : <link>shared : single_instance_lib_shared ]
          [ system-run before_main_test.cpp ]
+         [ run-fail throws_assign_fail.cpp ]
          ;
 
 # Quick (CI) test
diff --git a/test/throws_assign_fail.cpp b/test/throws_assign_fail.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8453577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/throws_assign_fail.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+
+// Copyright 2018 Peter Dimov.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+
+#include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
+
+using namespace boost::system;
+
+static void f( error_code & ec )
+{
+    ec = error_code();
+}
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+# include <windows.h> // SetErrorMode
+#endif
+
+int main()
+{
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+
+    SetErrorMode( SetErrorMode( 0 ) | SEM_NOGPFAULTERRORBOX );
+
+#endif
+
+    // this should crash
+    f( boost::throws() );
+}