diff --git a/tests/IntegrationTest/Definitions/AutowireDefinition/Php71.php b/tests/IntegrationTest/Definitions/AutowireDefinition/Php71.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc56e83f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/IntegrationTest/Definitions/AutowireDefinition/Php71.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace DI\Test\IntegrationTest\Definitions\AutowireDefinition;
+
+class Php71
+{
+    /**
+     * @var null|\stdClass
+     */
+    public $param;
+
+    public function __construct(?\stdClass $param)
+    {
+        $this->param = $param;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/IntegrationTest/Definitions/AutowireDefinitionTest.php b/tests/IntegrationTest/Definitions/AutowireDefinitionTest.php
index 4374db5f8..7d0e85452 100644
--- a/tests/IntegrationTest/Definitions/AutowireDefinitionTest.php
+++ b/tests/IntegrationTest/Definitions/AutowireDefinitionTest.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use DI\ContainerBuilder;
 use DI\Test\IntegrationTest\BaseContainerTest;
 use DI\Test\IntegrationTest\Definitions\AutowireDefinition\OptionalParameterFollowedByRequiredParameter;
+use DI\Test\IntegrationTest\Definitions\AutowireDefinition\Php71;
 use DI\Test\IntegrationTest\Definitions\AutowireDefinitionTest\ConstructorInjection;
 use DI\Test\IntegrationTest\Definitions\AutowireDefinitionTest\LazyService;
 use DI\Test\IntegrationTest\Definitions\AutowireDefinitionTest\NullableConstructorParameter;
@@ -321,6 +322,22 @@ public function test_optional_parameter_followed_by_required_parameters(Containe
         self::assertNull($object->first);
         self::assertInstanceOf(\stdClass::class, $object->second);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideContainer
+     */
+    public function test_php71_nullable_typehint(ContainerBuilder $builder)
+    {
+        if (PHP_VERSION_ID < 70100) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('This test cannot run on PHP 7');
+        }
+
+        $container = $builder->build();
+
+        $object = $container->get(Php71::class);
+
+        self::assertEquals(new \stdClass, $object->param);
+    }
 }
 
 namespace DI\Test\IntegrationTest\Definitions\AutowireDefinitionTest;