diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/kotlin/test/failing/Github396.kt b/src/test/kotlin/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/kotlin/test/failing/Github396.kt
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+package com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.test.failing
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.JacksonXmlModule
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.XmlFactory
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.XmlMapper
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.registerKotlinModule
+import javax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+class TestGithub396 {
+    /**
+     * Succeeds in Jackson 2.11.x, but fails in Jackson 2.12.0
+     * See https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-kotlin/issues/396
+     */
+    @Test
+    fun testMissingConstructor() {
+        val factory = XmlFactory(XMLInputFactory.newInstance())
+        val mapper = XmlMapper(factory, JacksonXmlModule()).registerKotlinModule()
+
+        val xml = "<product><stuff></stuff></product>"
+        val product: Product = mapper.readValue(xml, Product::class.java)
+
+        assertEquals(Product(null), product)
+    }
+
+    private data class Stuff(val str: String?)
+    private data class Product(val stuff: Stuff?)
+}