--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/8161985/T8161985b.java	Fri Jul 22 12:38:06 2016 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * @test /nodynamiccopyright/
+ * @bug 8161985
+ * @summary Spurious override of Object.getClass leads to NPE
+ * @compile/fail/ref=T8161985b.out -XDrawDiagnostics T8161985b.java
+ */
+
+class T8161985b {
+   public String getClass() { return ""; }
+
+   void test() {
+      this.getClass().getSimpleName();
+   }
+}