diff --git a/pkgs/racket-test/tests/syntax/tests/transformer.rkt b/pkgs/racket-test/tests/syntax/tests/transformer.rkt
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+#lang racket/base
+
+(require rackunit
+         (for-syntax racket/base syntax/transformer))
+
+(define the-box (box add1))
+(define-syntax op
+  (make-variable-like-transformer
+   #'(unbox the-box)
+   #'(lambda (v) (set-box! the-box v))))
+(check-equal? (op 5) 6)
+(set! op 0)
+(check-equal? op 0)