diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/missing-loc-run/alias-deps-field/dune b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/missing-loc-run/alias-deps-field/dune
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..472aea9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/missing-loc-run/alias-deps-field/dune
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+(alias
+ (name runtest)
+ (deps foobar))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/missing-loc-run/alias-deps-field/dune-project b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/missing-loc-run/alias-deps-field/dune-project
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6687faf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/missing-loc-run/alias-deps-field/dune-project
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(lang dune 1.1)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/missing-loc-run/run.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/missing-loc-run/run.t
index ad5d6f3b..c09b42eb 100644
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/missing-loc-run/run.t
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/missing-loc-run/run.t
@@ -12,3 +12,11 @@ Path that needs to be searched:
   File "dune", line 3, characters 14-32:
   Error: Error: Program foo-does-not-exist not found in the tree or in PATH (context: default)
   [1]
+
+Path in deps field of alias stanza
+
+  $ dune runtest --root alias-deps-field
+  Entering directory 'alias-deps-field'
+  File "dune", line 1, characters 0-38:
+  Error: No rule found for foobar
+  [1]