diff --git a/basis/specialized-arrays/specialized-arrays-tests.factor b/basis/specialized-arrays/specialized-arrays-tests.factor
index 07a457db5c..1ee8776085 100755
--- a/basis/specialized-arrays/specialized-arrays-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/specialized-arrays/specialized-arrays-tests.factor
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ SPECIALIZED-ARRAYS: bool ushort char uint float ulonglong ;
     int-array{ 3 1 3 3 7 } malloc-byte-array 5 <direct-int-array> >array
 ] unit-test
 
+[ float-array{ HEX: 1.222,222   HEX: 1.111,112   } ]
+[ float-array{ HEX: 1.222,222,2 HEX: 1.111,111,1 } ] unit-test
+
 [ f ] [ float-array{ 4 3 2 1 } dup clone [ underlying>> ] bi@ eq? ] unit-test
 
 [ f ] [ [ float-array{ 4 3 2 1 } dup clone [ underlying>> ] bi@ eq? ] compile-call ] unit-test