diff --git a/src/test/contracts/get_contract.ligo b/src/test/contracts/get_contract.ligo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12d58aba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/contracts/get_contract.ligo
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+function cb(const s : unit) : list(operation) * unit is
+  block {
+    const c : contract(unit) = get_contract(source)
+  }
+  with (list transaction(unit, 0mutez, c) end, s)
+
+
+function cbo(const s : unit) : list(operation) * unit is
+  block {
+    const c : contract(unit) = 
+      case (get_contract_opt(source) : option(contract (unit))) of
+        | Some (c) -> c
+        | None -> (failwith ("contract not found") : contract (unit))
+      end
+  }
+  with (list transaction(unit, 0mutez, c) end, s)
diff --git a/src/test/integration_tests.ml b/src/test/integration_tests.ml
index 720f03b0f..4d848e698 100644
--- a/src/test/integration_tests.ml
+++ b/src/test/integration_tests.ml
@@ -1916,6 +1916,26 @@ let attributes_religo () : unit result =
   in
   ok ()
 
+let get_contract_ligo () : unit result =
+  let%bind program = type_file "./contracts/get_contract.ligo" in
+  let%bind () =
+    let make_input = fun _n -> e_unit () in
+    let make_expected : int -> Ast_simplified.expression -> unit result = fun _n result ->
+      let%bind (ops , storage) = get_e_pair result.expression in
+      let%bind () =
+        let%bind lst = get_e_list ops.expression in
+        Assert.assert_list_size lst 1 in
+      let expected_storage = e_unit () in
+      Ast_simplified.Misc.assert_value_eq (expected_storage , storage)
+      in
+    let%bind () =
+      let amount = Memory_proto_alpha.Protocol.Alpha_context.Tez.zero in
+      let options = Proto_alpha_utils.Memory_proto_alpha.make_options ~amount () in
+      let%bind () = expect_n_strict_pos_small ~options program "cb" make_input make_expected in
+      expect_n_strict_pos_small ~options program "cbo" make_input make_expected in
+    ok ()
+  in
+  ok()
 
 let entrypoints_ligo () : unit result =
   let%bind _program = type_file "./contracts/entrypoints.ligo" in
@@ -2328,6 +2348,7 @@ let main = test_suite "Integration (End to End)" [
     test "tuples_sequences_functions (religo)" tuples_sequences_functions_religo ;
     test "simple_access (ligo)" simple_access_ligo;
     test "deep_access (ligo)" deep_access_ligo;
+    test "get_contract (ligo)" get_contract_ligo;
     test "entrypoints (ligo)" entrypoints_ligo ;
     test "curry (mligo)" curry ;
     test "type tuple destruct (mligo)" type_tuple_destruct ;