--- /dev/null
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Test::More;
+use Test::Exception;
+
+use Mouse ();
+use Mouse::Meta::Class;
+use Mouse::Util::MetaRole;
+
+{
+ package Foo;
+ use Mouse;
+}
+
+{
+ package Role::Bar;
+ use Mouse::Role;
+}
+
+my $anon_name;
+
+{
+ my $anon_class = Mouse::Meta::Class->create_anon_class(
+ superclasses => ['Foo'],
+ cache => 1,
+ );
+
+ $anon_name = $anon_class->name;
+
+ ok( $anon_name->meta, 'anon class has a metaclass' );
+}
+
+ok(
+ $anon_name->meta,
+ 'cached anon class still has a metaclass after \$anon_class goes out of scope'
+);
+
+Mouse::Util::MetaRole::apply_metaroles(
+ for => $anon_name,
+ class_metaroles => {
+ class => ['Role::Bar'],
+ },
+);
+
+BAIL_OUT('Cannot continue if the anon class does not have a metaclass')
+ unless $anon_name->can('meta');
+
+my $meta = $anon_name->meta;
+ok( $meta, 'cached anon class still has a metaclass applying a metarole' );
+
+done_testing;