diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/br_gh1256a.v b/ivtest/ivltests/br_gh1256a.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dcb5005d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/br_gh1256a.v
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+module test();
+
+typedef struct packed {
+  logic [3:0] a;
+} inner_t;
+
+typedef struct packed {
+  inner_t [1:0][3:0] fields;
+} outer_t;
+
+outer_t var1;
+outer_t var2;
+
+initial begin
+  var1 = 32'h12345678;
+  var2.fields = var1.fields;
+  $display("%h", var2);
+  if (var2 === 32'h12345678)
+    $display("PASSED");
+  else
+    $display("FAILED");
+end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/br_gh1256b.v b/ivtest/ivltests/br_gh1256b.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ca8cd5b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/br_gh1256b.v
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+module test();
+
+typedef struct packed {
+  logic [3:0] a;
+} inner_t;
+
+typedef struct packed {
+  inner_t [1:0][3:0] fields;
+} outer_t;
+
+outer_t var1;
+outer_t var2;
+
+initial begin
+  var1 = 32'h12345678;
+  var2.fields[0] = var1.fields[1];
+  var2.fields[1] = var1.fields[0];
+  $display("%h", var2);
+  if (var2 === 32'h56781234)
+    $display("PASSED");
+  else
+    $display("FAILED");
+end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-vvp.list b/ivtest/regress-vvp.list
index 72a2fd2cf..4075dd59d 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-vvp.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-vvp.list
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ br_gh1180b			vvp_tests/br_gh1180b.json
 br_gh1181			vvp_tests/br_gh1181.json
 br_gh1184			vvp_tests/br_gh1184.json
 br_gh1242			vvp_tests/br_gh1242.json
+br_gh1256a			vvp_tests/br_gh1256a.json
+br_gh1256b			vvp_tests/br_gh1256b.json
 ca_time_real			vvp_tests/ca_time_real.json
 case1				vvp_tests/case1.json
 case2				vvp_tests/case2.json
diff --git a/ivtest/vvp_tests/br_gh1256a.json b/ivtest/vvp_tests/br_gh1256a.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1598a869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vvp_tests/br_gh1256a.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "type"   : "normal",
+    "source" : "br_gh1256a.v",
+    "iverilog-args" : [ "-g2009" ]
+}
diff --git a/ivtest/vvp_tests/br_gh1256b.json b/ivtest/vvp_tests/br_gh1256b.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1598a869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vvp_tests/br_gh1256b.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "type"   : "normal",
+    "source" : "br_gh1256a.v",
+    "iverilog-args" : [ "-g2009" ]
+}