diff --git a/S02-types/lazy-lists.t b/S02-types/lazy-lists.t
index 7b29be938e..52a826bff5 100644
--- a/S02-types/lazy-lists.t
+++ b/S02-types/lazy-lists.t
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use v6;
 
 use Test;
 
-plan 20;
+plan 22;
 
 
 #?pugs emit unless $?PUGS_BACKEND eq "BACKEND_PERL5" {
@@ -151,4 +151,14 @@ sub make-lazy-list($num) { gather { take $_ for 0..^$num; $was-lazy = 0 } };
     ok $was-lazy, "first argument of X~ is lazy";
 }
 
+# RT121994
+{
+    my @a;
+    @a.push: $("one,two,three".split(","));
+    is_deeply @a, [(<one two three>).list.item], "push: did we not lose the split?";
+    my @b;
+    @b.unshift: $("one,two,three".split(","));
+    is_deeply @b, [(<one two three>).list.item], "unshift: did we not lose the split?";
+}
+
 # vim: ft=perl6