diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 39a235c58..d39a5cca1 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ add_subdirectory(libethereum)
 add_subdirectory(libevm)
 add_subdirectory(libnatspec)
 add_subdirectory(libp2p)
+add_subdirectory(external-dependencies)
 
 if (JSCONSOLE)
 	add_subdirectory(libjsengine)
diff --git a/test/external-dependencies/CMakeLists.txt b/test/external-dependencies/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ceda13b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/external-dependencies/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0015 NEW)
+
+aux_source_directory(. SRCS)
+
+add_sources(${SRCS})
diff --git a/test/external-dependencies/boost.cpp b/test/external-dependencies/boost.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91bf384b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/external-dependencies/boost.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+	This file is part of cpp-ethereum.
+
+	cpp-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	cpp-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+	along with cpp-ethereum.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+/** @file boost.cpp
+ * @author Lefteris Karapetsas <lefteris@ethdev.com>
+ * @date 2015
+ * Tests for external dependencies: Boost
+ */
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <libdevcore/Common.h>
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(ExtDepBoost)
+
+// test that reproduces issue https://github.com/ethereum/cpp-ethereum/issues/1977
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(u256_overflow_test)
+{
+	dev::u256 a = 14;
+	dev::bigint b = dev::bigint("115792089237316195423570985008687907853269984665640564039457584007913129639948");
+	// to fix cast `a` to dev::bigint
+	BOOST_CHECK(a < b);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()