diff --git a/tests/parser/features/test_memory_alloc.py b/tests/parser/features/test_memory_alloc.py
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+++ b/tests/parser/features/test_memory_alloc.py
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+import pytest
+
+from vyper.compiler import compile_code
+from vyper.exceptions import MemoryAllocationException
+
+
+def test_memory_overflow():
+    code = """
+@external
+def zzz(x: DynArray[uint256, 2**59]):  # 2**64 / 32 bytes per word == 2**59
+    y: uint256[7] = [0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
+
+    y[6] = y[5]
+    """
+    with pytest.raises(MemoryAllocationException):
+        compile_code(code)