diff --git a/examples/self-inner-product.stur b/examples/self-inner-product.stur
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50fc439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/self-inner-product.stur
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+symbols: N
+A() := B(i) * B(i)
+B:D(i) := (0 <= i) * (i < N)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/correct_test_outputs/self-inner-product_wo_body.cpp b/src/test/resources/correct_test_outputs/self-inner-product_wo_body.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c12bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/correct_test_outputs/self-inner-product_wo_body.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <random>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <chrono>
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace std::chrono;
+
+extern "C"
+void fn(double & A, double * B, int N) {
+
+
+long time_computation = 0, start_computation, end_computation;
+start_computation = duration_cast<microseconds>(system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
+{
+for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
+
+A += (B[i] * B[i]);
+}
+}
+end_computation = duration_cast<microseconds>(system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
+time_computation = end_computation - start_computation;
+cout << time_computation << endl;
+long time_reconstruction = 0, start_reconstruction, end_reconstruction;
+start_reconstruction = duration_cast<microseconds>(system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
+
+end_reconstruction = duration_cast<microseconds>(system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
+time_reconstruction = end_reconstruction - start_reconstruction;
+cout << time_reconstruction << endl;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/scala/uk/ac/ed/dal/structtensor/codegen/CodegenTest.scala b/src/test/scala/uk/ac/ed/dal/structtensor/codegen/CodegenTest.scala
index 05fa1cd..267d627 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/uk/ac/ed/dal/structtensor/codegen/CodegenTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/uk/ac/ed/dal/structtensor/codegen/CodegenTest.scala
@@ -2196,4 +2196,26 @@ class CodegenTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers {
     val lines2 = file2.getLines().toList
     lines2 should be(lines1)
   }
+
+  it should "generate correct code for self inner product without the body" in {
+    Utils.cnt = 0
+    Main.main(
+      Array(
+        "-i",
+        "examples/self-inner-product.stur",
+        "-o",
+        "src/test/resources/test_outputs/self-inner-product_wo_body_test.cpp"
+      )
+    )
+
+    val file1 = scala.io.Source.fromFile(
+      "src/test/resources/correct_test_outputs/self-inner-product_wo_body.cpp"
+    )
+    val file2 = scala.io.Source.fromFile(
+      "src/test/resources/test_outputs/self-inner-product_wo_body_test.cpp"
+    )
+    val lines1 = file1.getLines().toList
+    val lines2 = file2.getLines().toList
+    lines2 should be(lines1)
+  }
 }