diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_const_derived.v b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_const_derived.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41c47b765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_const_derived.v
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Check const property initialization in a derived class.
+
+module test;
+
+  class Base;
+    int inherited;
+  endclass
+
+  class Derived extends Base;
+    const int value;
+
+    function new;
+      value = 42;
+    endfunction
+  endclass
+
+  Derived object;
+
+  initial begin
+    object = new;
+
+    if (object.value !== 42) begin
+      $display("FAILED: expected 42, got %0d", object.value);
+    end else begin
+      $display("PASSED");
+    end
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-vvp.list b/ivtest/regress-vvp.list
index 5453cb1ca..9d338fd9b 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-vvp.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-vvp.list
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ sv_chained_constructor2		vvp_tests/sv_chained_constructor2.json
 sv_chained_constructor3		vvp_tests/sv_chained_constructor3.json
 sv_chained_constructor4		vvp_tests/sv_chained_constructor4.json
 sv_chained_constructor5		vvp_tests/sv_chained_constructor5.json
+sv_class_const_derived		vvp_tests/sv_class_const_derived.json
 sv_class_nested_method_call	vvp_tests/sv_class_nested_method_call.json
 sv_class_prop_assign_op1	vvp_tests/sv_class_prop_assign_op1.json
 sv_class_prop_assign_op2	vvp_tests/sv_class_prop_assign_op2.json
diff --git a/ivtest/vvp_tests/sv_class_const_derived.json b/ivtest/vvp_tests/sv_class_const_derived.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ce6acca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vvp_tests/sv_class_const_derived.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "type"          : "normal",
+    "source"        : "sv_class_const_derived.v",
+    "iverilog-args" : [ "-g2005-sv" ],
+    "vlog95" : {
+        "__comment"     : "Classes are not supported",
+        "type"          : "CE"
+    }
+}