diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/tmpl/escape.txt b/vlib/v/tests/tmpl/escape.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..11fc11befd18b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/tmpl/escape.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Hello @@world
+Hello @world
+Hello @ @world @
\ No newline at end of file