diff --git a/testdata/modifies_value_receiver.go b/testdata/modifies_value_receiver.go
index 11757c9b7..0d2fe44d0 100644
--- a/testdata/modifies_value_receiver.go
+++ b/testdata/modifies_value_receiver.go
@@ -47,3 +47,40 @@ func (this data) assignmentOperators() {
 	this.num >>= 1 // MATCH /suspicious assignment to a by-value method receiver/
 	this.num <<= 1 // MATCH /suspicious assignment to a by-value method receiver/
 }
+
+type rfoo struct {
+	CntP *int
+	Cnt  int
+	rbar
+	RBar  rbar
+	PRBar *rbar
+}
+
+type rbar struct {
+	BCntP *int
+	BCnt  int
+}
+
+func (foo rfoo) increment() {
+	// these are detected
+	foo.Cnt++  // MATCH /suspicious assignment to a by-value method receiver/
+	foo.BCnt++ // MATCH /suspicious assignment to a by-value method receiver/
+
+	// this one is only a another notation for foo.BCnt++
+	foo.rbar.BCnt++ // MATCH /this one should be detected, no?/
+	// this on
+	foo.RBar.BCnt++ // MATCH /this one should be detected, no?/
+
+	// here, we are updating the pointer of a non-pointer receiver
+	// it will lead to nothing, it should be detected, no ?
+	*foo.CntP++ // MATCH /what do we want for this one?/
+
+	// same here, it should be detected, no ?
+	*foo.rbar.BCntP++ // MATCH /what do we want for this one?/
+	*foo.BCntP++      // MATCH /what do we want for this one?/
+
+	// these rely on pointers, they should not be detected, right?
+	*foo.RBar.BCntP++  // MATCH /what do we want for this one?/
+	*foo.PRBar.BCntP++ // MATCH /what do we want for this one?/
+	foo.PRBar.BCnt++   // MATCH /what do we want for this one?/
+}