diff --git a/ext/XS-APItest/APItest.xs b/ext/XS-APItest/APItest.xs
index b48b7b4118..f8b36a291b 100644
--- a/ext/XS-APItest/APItest.xs
+++ b/ext/XS-APItest/APItest.xs
@@ -5058,6 +5058,14 @@ sv_numeq_flags(nullable_SV sv1, nullable_SV sv2, U32 flags)
 bool
 sv_numne(nullable_SV sv1, nullable_SV sv2)
 
+# deliberately void context
+void
+void_sv_numne(nullable_SV sv1, nullable_SV sv2, SV *out)
+    CODE:
+        sv_setbool(out, sv_numne(sv1, sv2));
+    OUTPUT:
+        out
+
 bool
 sv_numne_flags(nullable_SV sv1, nullable_SV sv2, U32 flags)
 
diff --git a/ext/XS-APItest/t/sv_numne.t b/ext/XS-APItest/t/sv_numne.t
index 405b2ad552..938b52de74 100644
--- a/ext/XS-APItest/t/sv_numne.t
+++ b/ext/XS-APItest/t/sv_numne.t
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!perl
 
-use Test::More tests => 22;
+use Test::More tests => 24;
 use XS::APItest;
 use Config;
 
@@ -44,7 +44,13 @@ ok !sv_numne_flags($1, 11, SV_GMAGIC), 'sv_numne_flags with SV_GMAGIC does';
     ok !sv_numne(12, $obj), 'AlwaysTwelve is 12 on right';
     ok  sv_numne(11, $obj), 'AlwayeTwelve is not 11 on the right';
 
-    ok !sv_numne_flags($obj, 11, SV_SKIP_OVERLOAD), 'AlwaysTwelve is 12 with SV_SKIP_OVERLOAD'
+    ok !sv_numne_flags($obj, 11, SV_SKIP_OVERLOAD), 'AlwaysTwelve is 12 with SV_SKIP_OVERLOAD';
+
+    my $result;
+    void_sv_numne($obj, 11, $result);
+    ok($result, "overloaded sv_numne() (ne) in void context");
+    void_sv_numne($obj, 12, $result);
+    ok(!$result, "overloaded sv_numne() (eq) in void context");
 }
 
 # +0 overloading with large numbers and using fallback