diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_new_fail1.v b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_new_fail1.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..617780120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_new_fail1.v
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Check that using the class new operator on a non-class variable results in an
+// error.
+
+module test;
+
+  int i;
+
+  initial begin
+    i = new;
+    $display("FAILED");
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_new_fail2.v b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_new_fail2.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e4928c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_new_fail2.v
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Check that using the class new operator on a dynamic array variable results
+// in an error.
+
+module test;
+
+  int i[];
+
+  initial begin
+    i = new;
+    $display("FAILED");
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-sv.list b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
index d28634ee3..65140e653 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-sv.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
@@ -499,6 +499,8 @@ sv_class_constructor_fail   CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_empty_item	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_extends_scoped	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_localparam	normal,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_class_new_fail1	CE,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_class_new_fail2	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_new_init	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_in_module_decl	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_method_signed1	normal,-g2009		ivltests