diff --git a/tests/Main.idr b/tests/Main.idr
index 95b711bf5..3eda2de67 100644
--- a/tests/Main.idr
+++ b/tests/Main.idr
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ nodeTests
     , "node011", "node012", "node015", "node017", "node018", "node019" -- node014
     , "node021" --, "node020"
     , "reg001"
+    , "syntax001"
     , "tailrec001"
     ]
 
diff --git a/tests/node/syntax001/caseBlock.idr b/tests/node/syntax001/caseBlock.idr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16adc4e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/node/syntax001/caseBlock.idr
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+module Main
+
+-- When generating javasript from idris, it is possible that the same name may appear in
+-- different clauses when translating cases from Idris. To avoid a javascript syntax error
+-- from occuring due to duplicate declations, each case clause is wrapped in brackets
+-- to create unique block scopes.
+
+-- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/switch
+
+-- Without wrapping in a block, the test error may look like the following:
+-- syntax001/build/exec/_tmp_node.js:39
+-- const x = ({h:1});
+--         ^
+-- SyntaxError: Identifier 'x' has already been declared
+
+test : Bool -> Int
+test x @ True =
+  case x of
+    _ => 0
+test x @ False =
+  case x of
+    _ => 1
+
+main : IO ()
+main = do
+  printLn $ test True
+  printLn $ test False
diff --git a/tests/node/syntax001/expected b/tests/node/syntax001/expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d66ea1ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/node/syntax001/expected
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+0
+1
diff --git a/tests/node/syntax001/run b/tests/node/syntax001/run
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bdd3cff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/node/syntax001/run
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+$1 --cg node caseBlock.idr -x main
+
+rm -rf build