diff --git a/test/testnullpointer.cpp b/test/testnullpointer.cpp
index 53c63f66c..38f74e1e5 100644
--- a/test/testnullpointer.cpp
+++ b/test/testnullpointer.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(nullpointer15); // #3560 (fp: return p ? f(*p) : f(0))
         TEST_CASE(nullpointer16); // #3591
         TEST_CASE(nullpointer17); // #3567
+		TEST_CASE(nullpointer18); // #1927
         TEST_CASE(pointerCheckAndDeRef);     // check if pointer is null and then dereference it
         TEST_CASE(nullConstantDereference);  // Dereference NULL constant
         TEST_CASE(gcc_statement_expression); // Don't crash
@@ -1226,6 +1227,20 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void nullpointer18() {  // #1927
+        check("void f ()\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "  int i=0;\n"
+			  "  char *str=NULL;\n"
+			  "  while (str[i])\n"
+			  "  {\n"
+			  "    i++;\n"
+			  "  };\n"
+			  "}\n"
+              );
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5]: (error) Null pointer dereference\n", errout.str());
+    }
+
     // Check if pointer is null and the dereference it
     void pointerCheckAndDeRef() {
         check("void foo(char *p) {\n"