diff --git a/value_init_test.cpp b/value_init_test.cpp
index 450993b..e536693 100644
--- a/value_init_test.cpp
+++ b/value_init_test.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ struct AggregatePODStructWrapper
 bool operator == ( AggregatePODStructWrapper const& lhs, AggregatePODStructWrapper const& rhs )
 { return lhs.dataMember == rhs.dataMember ; }
 
+typedef unsigned char ArrayOfBytes[256];
+
 //
 // This test function tests boost::value_initialized<T> for a specific type T.
 // The first argument (y) is assumed have the value of a value-initialized object.
@@ -232,6 +234,10 @@ int test_main(int, char **)
   aggregatePODStructWrapper1.dataMember = nonZeroInitializedAggregatePODStruct;
   BOOST_CHECK ( test(aggregatePODStructWrapper0, aggregatePODStructWrapper1) );
 
+  ArrayOfBytes zeroInitializedArrayOfBytes = { 0 };
+  boost::value_initialized<ArrayOfBytes> valueInitializedArrayOfBytes;
+  BOOST_CHECK (std::memcmp(get(valueInitializedArrayOfBytes), zeroInitializedArrayOfBytes, sizeof(ArrayOfBytes)) == 0);
+
   return 0;
 }