diff --git a/test/basicstuff.cpp b/test/basicstuff.cpp
index 21473cf8a..c5336b802 100644
--- a/test/basicstuff.cpp
+++ b/test/basicstuff.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ template<typename MatrixType> void basicStuff(const MatrixType& m)
   }
 }
 
+void casting()
+{
+  Matrix4f m = Matrix4f::Random(), m2;
+  Matrix4d n = m.cast<double>();
+  VERIFY(m.isApprox(n.cast<float>()));
+  m2 = m.cast<float>(); // check the specialization when NewType == Type
+  VERIFY(m.isApprox(m2));
+}
+
 void test_basicstuff()
 {
   for(int i = 0; i < g_repeat; i++) {
diff --git a/test/vectorization_logic.cpp b/test/vectorization_logic.cpp
index 9a6298242..db2fef367 100644
--- a/test/vectorization_logic.cpp
+++ b/test/vectorization_logic.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ void test_vectorization_logic()
     InnerVectorization,CompleteUnrolling));
   VERIFY(test_assign(Vector4f(),Vector4f().cwise() * Vector4f(),
     InnerVectorization,CompleteUnrolling));
+  VERIFY(test_assign(Vector4f(),Vector4f().cast<float>(),
+    InnerVectorization,CompleteUnrolling));
+
 
   VERIFY(test_assign(Matrix4f(),Matrix4f(),
     InnerVectorization,CompleteUnrolling));