diff --git a/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/KotlinUnsafeCastOperatorFilterTest.java b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/KotlinUnsafeCastOperatorFilterTest.java
index 308b866c8a..5df559a02f 100644
--- a/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/KotlinUnsafeCastOperatorFilterTest.java
+++ b/org.jacoco.core.test/src/org/jacoco/core/internal/analysis/filter/KotlinUnsafeCastOperatorFilterTest.java
@@ -121,6 +121,31 @@ public void should_filter_Kotlin_1_5() {
 		assertIgnored(new Range(expectedFrom, expectedTo));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void should_filter_Kotlin_1_6() {
+		context.classAnnotations
+			.add(KotlinGeneratedFilter.KOTLIN_METADATA_DESC);
+
+		final Label label = new Label();
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.DUP);
+		m.visitJumpInsn(Opcodes.IFNONNULL, label);
+		final AbstractInsnNode expectedFrom = m.instructions.getLast();
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.POP);
+		m.visitTypeInsn(Opcodes.NEW, "java/lang/NullPointerException");
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.DUP);
+		m.visitLdcInsn("null cannot be cast to non-null type kotlin.String");
+		m.visitMethodInsn(Opcodes.INVOKESPECIAL,
+			"java/lang/NullPointerException", "<init>",
+			"(Ljava/lang/String;)V", false);
+		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.ATHROW);
+		final AbstractInsnNode expectedTo = m.instructions.getLast();
+		m.visitLabel(label);
+
+		filter.filter(m, context, output);
+
+		assertIgnored(new Range(expectedFrom, expectedTo));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void should_not_filter_when_not_kotlin() {
 		m.visitInsn(Opcodes.DUP);