diff --git a/tests/ui/parser/issues/issue-108242-semicolon-recovery.rs b/tests/ui/parser/issues/issue-108242-semicolon-recovery.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2fc0b29477b8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/parser/issues/issue-108242-semicolon-recovery.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn foo() {}
+fn main() {
+    foo(;
+    foo(;
+} //~ ERROR mismatched closing delimiter
diff --git a/tests/ui/parser/issues/issue-108242-semicolon-recovery.stderr b/tests/ui/parser/issues/issue-108242-semicolon-recovery.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f68d6d5010d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/parser/issues/issue-108242-semicolon-recovery.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+error: mismatched closing delimiter: `}`
+  --> $DIR/issue-108242-semicolon-recovery.rs:4:8
+   |
+LL | fn main() {
+   |           - closing delimiter possibly meant for this
+LL |     foo(;
+LL |     foo(;
+   |        ^ unclosed delimiter
+LL | }
+   | ^ mismatched closing delimiter
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+