diff --git a/test cases/failing/127 subproject object as a dependency/main.c b/test cases/failing/127 subproject object as a dependency/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78f2de106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/failing/127 subproject object as a dependency/main.c	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+int main(void) { return 0; }
diff --git a/test cases/failing/127 subproject object as a dependency/meson.build b/test cases/failing/127 subproject object as a dependency/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0114b9a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/failing/127 subproject object as a dependency/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+project('test', 'c')
+
+executable(
+  'main', 'main.c', dependencies: subproject('sub'))
diff --git a/test cases/failing/127 subproject object as a dependency/subprojects/sub/meson.build b/test cases/failing/127 subproject object as a dependency/subprojects/sub/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0adfd6a6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/failing/127 subproject object as a dependency/subprojects/sub/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+project('sub')
diff --git a/test cases/failing/127 subproject object as a dependency/test.json b/test cases/failing/127 subproject object as a dependency/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af7310f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/failing/127 subproject object as a dependency/test.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "stdout": [
+    {
+      "line": "test cases/failing/127 subproject object as a dependency/meson.build:3:0: ERROR: Argument is of an unacceptable type 'SubprojectHolder'."
+    }
+  ]
+}