diff --git a/crates/aiken-lang/src/tests/check.rs b/crates/aiken-lang/src/tests/check.rs
index cadd75a2..a324df48 100644
--- a/crates/aiken-lang/src/tests/check.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken-lang/src/tests/check.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,27 @@ fn validator_in_lib_warning() {
     ))
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn if_scoping() {
+    let source_code = r#"
+        pub fn foo(c) {
+          if c {
+            let bar = 1
+            bar
+          } else if !c {
+            bar
+          } else {
+            bar
+          }
+        }
+    "#;
+
+    assert!(matches!(
+        check_validator(parse(source_code)),
+        Err((_, Error::UnknownVariable { .. }))
+    ))
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn list_pattern_1() {
     let source_code = r#"