diff --git a/tests/neg/i3557.scala b/tests/neg/i3557.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1ae465486bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/i3557.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+class C1 {
+  @annotation.varargs
+  def f(values: String*) = ()
+}
+class C2 {
+  @scala.annotation.varargs
+  def f(values: String*) = ()
+  def g: String => Int = s => hashCode
+  class C3 {
+    @f.varargs                    // error
+    def f(values: String) = ()
+  }
+}