diff --git a/src/test/jastadd/constructors/Constructors.relast b/src/test/jastadd/constructors/Constructors.relast
index 23f473bb76ef111781f76f544555884b76cd6629..e419d933f2ca518ab71668be84c3edfe4aa9e13f 100644
--- a/src/test/jastadd/constructors/Constructors.relast
+++ b/src/test/jastadd/constructors/Constructors.relast
@@ -8,3 +8,10 @@ C : B ::= /<B8:long>/ /<B7>/ /[B6:A]/ /B5:A*/ /B4:A/ [B3:A] B2:A* B1:A;
 rel A.r1 -> X;
 rel S.r2* <-> Y.r2;
 rel B.r3? -> X;
+
+// testing reordering of children
+Super ::= <Name>;
+Order : Super ::= X MyY:Y;
+ReOrder : Order ::= MyY:Y X;
+
+rel Super.x -> X;
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diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jastadd/relast/tests/ConstructorsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jastadd/relast/tests/ConstructorsTest.java
index ba22042fa6bd4e043a523f2e0991ba6859c5a533..26fb00abe65a8bbb64ab86d0fdcd2f5daa78ee7f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jastadd/relast/tests/ConstructorsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jastadd/relast/tests/ConstructorsTest.java
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@ public class ConstructorsTest {
     Assertions.assertEquals(3, numberOfConstructors(B.class));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testReordering() {
+    String name = "";
+    X x = new X();
+    Y y = new Y();
+    Order o = new Order(name, x, y);
+    Assertions.assertEquals(3, numberOfConstructors(Order.class));
+    ReOrder ro = new ReOrder(name, y, x);
+    Assertions.assertEquals(3, numberOfConstructors(ReOrder.class));
+  }
+
   private int numberOfConstructors(Class<?> clazz) {
     return clazz.getConstructors().length;
   }