diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/asDefinition/test.cpp b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/asDefinition/test.cpp
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+struct S {
+  int x;
+};
+
+void use(int);
+
+void test() {
+  int y = 43; // $ asDefinition=43
+  use(y);
+  y = 44; // $ asDefinition="... = ..."
+  use(y);
+
+  int x = 43; // $ MISSING: asDefinition=43
+  x = 44; // $ MISSING: asDefinition="... = ..."
+
+  S s;
+  s.x = 42; // $ MISSING: asDefinition="... = ..."
+}
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diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/asDefinition/test.expected b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/asDefinition/test.expected
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diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/asDefinition/test.ql b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/asDefinition/test.ql
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+import cpp
+import utils.test.InlineExpectationsTest
+import semmle.code.cpp.dataflow.new.DataFlow::DataFlow
+
+bindingset[s]
+string quote(string s) { if s.matches("% %") then result = "\"" + s + "\"" else result = s }
+
+module AsDefinitionTest implements TestSig {
+  string getARelevantTag() { result = "asDefinition" }
+
+  predicate hasActualResult(Location location, string element, string tag, string value) {
+    exists(Node n, Expr e |
+      e = n.asDefinition() and
+      location = e.getLocation() and
+      element = n.toString() and
+      tag = "asDefinition" and
+      value = quote(e.toString())
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+import MakeTest<AsDefinitionTest>